I don’t know how many of you watch Question Period in the House of Commons. If you do, you may have noticed in the last couple of weeks that a lot of questions are being asked why the Liberals are soft on crime. Liberal loopholes in the law are putting the lives of Canadians at risk—and are also a slap in the face to crime victims.

A terrible example of this: A Saskatchewan man, Dean Edmondson, was convicted of sexual assault after he and two other men tried to have sex with a 12 year-old girl in 2001. Edmondson received no jail time—he was sentenced to house arrest. Part of the reason why this man received house arrest was because he believed the girl to be 14 years of age.

In essence, Canada’s low age of consent laws contributed to a man getting house arrest for sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl.

The Conservative Party is committed to closing loopholes in the law that provide house arrest for violent crimes. House arrest should not be provided to criminals convicted of violent crimes, especially crimes committed against children.

The Conservatives are also trying to get Parliament to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16.

It’s time Canada got tough on crime. It is inexcusable that a 12 year old girl was victimized by these men and again, a second time by our nation’s “justice” system.

I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament, and I welcome your feedback. Write or call my offices.