Tory Deputy Leader Requests Emergency Debate on Rising Violent Crime Rates

Tory Deputy Leader Requests Emergency Debate on Rising Violent Crime Rates
Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 19, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Conservative MP and deputy leader Melissa Lantsman requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Jan. 30 to address what she called the “unprecedented levels of violent crime across Canada,” particularly on Toronto’s public transit systems.

Lantsman sent a letter to House speaker Anthony Rota requesting the debate prior to rising in the Commons during its routine proceedings following question period.