One in five sex offenders now purges their home at home according to figures revealed yesterday. He will have the difficult choice between Netflix, PlayStation or puzzles. Such sentence reductions have applied to several types of crimes since 2022.
You have to see this headline from Newspaper of yesterday for what it represents. No softness from the judges. Not an overflow of prisons. Not a failure of the justice system. This is the consequence of a vote by Parliament. The expression of the clearly expressed will of our elected officials.
Bill C-5 was studied for a full year before being adopted in the fall of 2022. The Liberal Party received the support of the Bloc Québécois and the NDP in this project. The Bloc then attempted a catch-up operation for sexual assault cases. Not very serious.
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Contradiction
It makes no sense. While organizations encourage victims to file complaints, Parliament is working on a project to reduce sentences. While society says it wants to send a strong message regarding sexual assault, MPs are working on a project that will send the exact opposite message.
The effects of the new law were instantaneous and enormous. The judges welcomed this change as a message from the legislator. We want to avoid prison sentences for as many people as possible. The law is still young, we have not even witnessed its full effect yet.
This also applies to sentences for firearms crimes. Funny (or pathetic) fact, the law was discussed exactly in the year in which we observed the rise of this phenomenon. The City of Montreal and the government of Quebec released funds to hire police officers to secure the streets. Justin Trudeau trivialized gun crime.
Questionable ideology
Are you wondering how our federal Parliament can be so disconnected? What planet do they live on?
I’m taking you to their planet. What is this bill about? Quote from the introductory text of the new law on the website of the Ministry of Justice. “[…] address systemic inequalities, including the overrepresentation of Indigenous, Black and marginalized Canadians in the criminal justice system.
Archive photo, Martin Alarie
The aim was therefore to reduce the representation of indigenous people and other minorities in prisons. It’s noble. The sensible way to do this is to invest vigorously in initiatives to prevent young people in these communities from slipping into crime.
Better schools, sports programs, quality sports equipment to attract young people into positive activities. Implement employment strategies to provide favorable opportunities.
We must prevent crimes from being committed!
Rather than that, our brilliant elected officials said to themselves: “Even if the crimes are committed, by no longer incarcerating the guilty, we will achieve the objective of having fewer of them in prison. Too bad for the victims!”