Candice Hoeppner Member of Parliament Portage Lisgar

Ms. Candice Hoeppner (Portage—Lisgar, CPC): Mr. Speaker, yesterday a number of Liberals voted in favour of gutting Bill C-25. They voted in favour of giving criminals double credit for time served in pre-sentencing custody.

Liberals are defying the wishes of attorneys general from across this country. They are defying the wishes of premiers of all political stripes. Liberal senators are defying the wishes of the elected representatives of this House who voted unanimously to pass Bill C-25.

Rob Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, CPC): Mr. Speaker, that was an excellent question.

It is absolutely true that since 2006 provincial attorneys general right across this country have wanted to get rid of the practice of giving credit for double credit for time served. They want the same thing that we want, we want truth in sentencing.

It is absolutely shameful what is taking place among Liberal senators who disrespect and defy the wishes of the provinces and this House of Commons.

This week a Liberal MP in the House of Commons said that the Liberals in the House of Commons were spooked into supporting this bill. I have some advice for them, go spook your friends in the Senate, get this bill passed.