Mr. Speaker, that is an absolutely excellent question, because it shows the hypocrisy of the government when it claims it is exercising its number one responsibility, which is to keep Canadians safe. Its members routinely turn a blind eye, or they vote down every common-sense justice initiative because it comes from the Conservative bench. A case in point is the abysmal, absolutely disgusting vote results of two weeks ago for common-sense justice bills, private members' bills presented to the House to be voted on, which would have made a fundamental impact in the lives of victims and the way criminals are dealt with in this country. Every member of the failed Liberal government voted them down.
Every member of the government continually said that bail is not an issue. Again, they said that it was in our minds or that it had never been their responsibility. Although they are responsible for the creation of the Criminal Code of Canada, they say that it is the province's fault, the judge's fault or law enforcement's fault.
It literally took major stakeholders' kicking and screaming at the government for it to wake up and realize that it is the author of the misfortune in which we find ourselves in this nation: 11 years of significant rising crime. The Liberals have themselves to blame for that.