I was elected to the House in 2004 and as early as 2005, people have been saying that one of the major problems concerning crime, criminal law in Canada and sentencing—and it is unfortunate that not every Tom, Dick and Harry understands this—is not that people are serving sentences that are too short, but rather that the Conservatives are always pushing for more sentences and longer sentences than the sentences handed down.
Je suis arrivé ici en 2004, mais dès 2005, on disait qu'un des problèmes majeurs en ce qui concerne la criminalité, le droit criminel au Canada, les sentences — et c'est dommage que tous les Poilu de ce monde ne comprennent pas —, ce n'est pas que les individus purgent des sentences trop courtes, mais plutôt le fait que les conservateurs ont toujours demandé plus de sentences et plus de temps que ce à quoi l'individu est condamné.