The House of Commons defeated a Conservative motion by 116-205 to enact reforms to improve bail and keep violent criminals in jail. .“That, given that, after eight years of the government’s soft on crime policies, violent crime has increased by 32%,” said Conservative MPs Raquel Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul) and Rob Moore (Fundy Royal) in a Monday motion. .“Gang-related homicides have increased by 92%.” .The motion said violent repeat offenders are obtaining bail more easily. It said increasing crime and violence are putting Canadians at risk. .The motion called on the Canadian government to fix the bail system by repealing elements enacted by Bill C-75, which force judges to release violent repeat offenders onto the streets. It requested Canada’s bail laws be strengthened to ensure people prohibited of possessing firearms and are accused of these offences do not obtain bail. .The motion concluded by asking for the justice system to put the rights of law-abiding people ahead of violent repeat offenders. .All Conservative MPs voted in favour of the motion. Every Liberal, Bloc Quebecois, and NDP MP voted against it. .Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said the Liberal-NDP coalition “votes against Conservative motion to fix the broken bail system.”.“After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, our cities have become crime zones,” said Poilievre. .“Help us bring an end to this madness & bring home safe streets.”.Poilievre linked to a petition, which starts off with the Conservatives saying Trudeau’s soft-on-crime policies “have unleashed a wave of violent crime in our communities.” .The petition said catch-and-release policies and removing mandatory jail time for gun crimes has failed to protect vulnerable people. It added the Canadian government was cracking down on hunters and farmers with Bill C-21 while failing to address illegal weapons going onto the streets. .“We the undersigned call on the Liberal government to prioritize the rights of victims rather than the rights of offenders by keeping violent criminals where they belong, behind bars,” said the Conservatives. .Poilievre said on January 9 habitual violent offenders should not be let out of prison. .READ MORE: WATCH: Poilievre says violent criminals should stay in jail.“And when someone’s been convicted seven or eight or nine times of the violent offence, they should stay behind bars,” he said. .“And when they eventually finish their sentence and are released but rearrested, they should not be able to get bail.”
