Getting Results on Fighting Crime
October 25.2007

Members' Statement
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Mr. James Moore (Port Moody—Westwood-Port Coquitlam, CPC): Mr. Speaker, in my time in Parliament, no issue has been raised more frequently by my constituents than the issue of crime.

Constituents in Anmore and Belcarra have raised the problem of marijuana grow-ops and the need for action.

In Port Moody, gun crimes have shaken our sense of public safety. A neighbour in my building was shot in the head this summer. A neighbour across the street was struck in the face with a stray bullet from a drug deal gone bad, and a women, escaping an abusive spouse, was shot in the back on a sidewalk.

In Coquitlam, property crime has caused doors to be double locked and tension between neighbours. In Port Coquitlam, a 32-year-old constituent of mine was walking her dog this weekend and was tackled and assaulted by a man with a knife.

Crime is a serious and growing problem in my community. The quality of life of our constituents is the most important responsibility we have as members of Parliament to safeguard.

Our Conservative government is taking the steps necessary to help remedy the problem. We are hiring more police officers, holding criminals accountable, tackling gun crimes with mandatory jail time, criminalizing street racing, fighting auto theft and property crime, and protecting our kids from sexual predators.

I say to my constituents that I have heard their calls for action to fight crime and our Conservative government is getting the job done.