Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for dropping by Barrie in the summer. I welcome all of my colleagues from all sides to get off Highway 400 and come into Barrie. It is a great city. We are always welcoming everybody there, and we will give them a little tour around. We are doing a great job right now. Our mayor is currently cleaning up under a state of emergency, cleaning up what has been left behind and trying to clean up encampments. It is looking quite good. Come by and look at the fine work that Barrie, the Barrie Police and the mayor are doing there. I thank the member for those words about my city.
Yes, I am glad that the hon. member mentioned the tragic incident of the Barrie police officer who was stabbed while on duty at a local fast-food restaurant. He was just trying to enjoy himself but got caught in a situation there. As I had mentioned, the perpetrator had been arrested, just within the past two years prior to this, 17 different times and released on bail. They had over 100 interactions.
Today, we are talking about reforming the bail act. It is amazing. We are reforming something that has been done over and over under the Liberals, but we are not getting it straight. We need to get this right. We need to make sure that the public is safe. We need to make sure that police officers are safe. We need to make sure that criminals, especially ones who have had 17 different arrests and convictions in two years, stay behind bars.