Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned consecutive sentencing. One thing that is completely missing from the bill is consecutive sentencing for murderers who have committed multiple murders. In fact, the Liberals have refused to take any action in the face of the Bissonnette decision, which struck down a reasonable law that gave judges the discretion to apply parole ineligibility periods on a consecutive basis to take into account each life lost.
Not only that, but the Liberals appear to oppose Brian's bill, named in memory of the late Brian Ilesic, which was introduced by my colleague, the member for Edmonton Griesbach, so convicted murderers would not be able to apply for parole year after year once they have served their minimum sentence.
What does that say about the government's approach when it comes to holding the most serious offenders, convicted murderers, accountable for their crimes?