February 13, 2008
House Of Commons Sends Clear Message To Senate
“Canadians want the Tackling Violent Crime Act to become law and they are not fooled by the claim that the Senate simply cannot pass a piece of legislation that quickly,” continues Benoit. “They’ve had this Bill for over two months and most aspects of this legislation have been the subject of committee hearings at the Senate over the past two years.”
This is obviously a delay and obstruct tactic by the Liberal-dominated Senate. Benoit went on to explain that, while this legislation has been sitting in the Senate for over 75 days, these same Senators passed their last pay raise in only 9 days! “Clearly, they are quick to defend their own interests,” says Benoit. “They should be as quick to defend the interests of Canadians.”
The Tackling Violent Crime Act provides Canadians with increased security through the following measures:
- Impose mandatory jail time for serious crimes committed using guns;
- Create tougher bail rules when a gun is used to commit a crime;
- Increase the age of protection for sexual activity from 14 years to 16 years;
- Crack down on drug impaired driving; and
- Ensure that high-risk and dangerous offenders face tougher consequences when they are sentenced and are better monitored post-release to prevent them from offending again.
