Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of constituents.
I rise for the fifth time on behalf of the people of Dauphin, Manitoba to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. Since 2015, there has been a 54% increase in violent crime and a 75% increase in sexual assaults across Canada. Petitioners are deeply concerned by what they read in the local papers, including a report from last week that the Dauphin RCMP arrested three men in connection to a crime spree of multiple incidents, including theft and armed robbery, all in a single day.
Our once-safe communities have now turned into places where people fear for their life because the government's catch-and-release policies have allowed repeat violent offenders to be out on bail instead of in jail.
The people of Dauphin and the Parkland region demand that the Liberal government repeal its soft-on crime policies that directly threaten their livelihood and their community. I fully support the good people of Dauphin.