Residents of Carlington, Ont. heard at a recent town hall hosted by Conservative MP Jamil Jivani that the underlying rise in crime rates is the Liberal government’s dedication to an ideology that equates law enforcement with racism.
Jivani, who represents the riding of Durham, held the meeting on Tuesday alongside local councillors Willie Woo and Sami Elhajjeh as well as the executive director of Victim Services of Durham Region Krista MacNeil to listen to locals’ concerns.
According to Jivani, the Liberals are beholden to an ideology that goes by many names which is underpinned by the questionable belief that any use of force when carrying out justice is racist.
“Very succinctly, there is an ideology running through the federal government currently. It goes by various names, sometimes it’s called woke, or far left, whatever you want to call it, it has asserted that any exercise of force by the justice system is racism,” said Jivani.
“Effectively, it has made bail more accessible to repeat offenders, and a lot of crime in Durham Region is committed by repeat offenders who have been arrested multiple times and released back onto the streets. It has also put far more power in the hands of judges.”
All in all, Jivani explained that this view has handcuffed the justice system.
According to Woo, municipalities are hard-pressed when it comes to dealing with the matter since criminal law is outside of their justice system but they still attempt to “create safe communities” however they can.
In March, Durham Regional Police Service reported that auto thefts and drug crimes were on the rise in the region.
According to Insp. Stefanie Finateri, there has been a 37% spike in car thefts between 2023 and 2022 – when compared to 2019, that figure jumped to a 324% rise.
“This is a major issue not just in Clarington, but in the entire GTA and beyond,” Finateri said at the time.
As for drug crimes, statistics showed that they were up 88% with a 111% spike in trafficking in some areas.
