Liberals, NDP And Bloc Refuse To Address Out Of Control Crime

July 26, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ottawa, ON – Frank Caputo, Common Sense Conservative Associate Shadow Minister for Justice and the Attorney General, released the following statement:  

“After nine years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians have never been less safe. Since Trudeau became Prime Minister, violent crime has increased by 50 percent. Homicides are up 28 percent, while sexual assaults, auto theft and extortion are up 74 percent, 45 percent and 357 percent, respectively.

“Canadians shouldn’t have to live like this. For this reason, Common Sense Conservatives are demanding that the Liberal-NDP coalition returns from their summer vacation for emergency meetings at a House of Commons Committee before crime spirals further out of control.

“It’s clear what is causing this surge in crime. Trudeau’s Bill C-75 has all but guaranteed that even the worst violent offenders will be released on bail shortly after they’re arrested while Bill C-5 has taken away mandatory jail time for even the most serious offences. As a direct result of Trudeau’s dangerous catch-and-release agenda, 256 homicides were committed by an offender who was out on release in 2022 alone.

“Crime, chaos, drugs, and disorder have become so common that every single provincial and territorial Premier has written to Justin Trudeau, asking him to reverse his reckless catch-and-release policies that are endangering Canadians’ lives. But Justin Trudeau is not listening.

“Instead of rising to the occasion to protect people’s safety, the Liberal-NDP government and their allies in the Bloc, are refusing to end their vacations and return to Ottawa. So far, they haven’t even responded to our request for an emergency meeting.

“Common Sense Conservatives have demonstrated time and time again that we are ready to work to find solutions to the crime wave that is making our communities unsafe. Yet every time an emergency meeting is proposed, the Liberal-NDP government and the Bloc remain nowhere to be found.

“Canadians deserve better. Only Common Sense Conservatives will bring home safe streets by ending Justin Trudeau’s catch-and-release justice system and bringing jail, not bail, for repeat violent offenders.”