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Poilievre calls for an end to Canada’s ‘catch and release’ laws after man dies defending his home
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the Mark Carney government, saying Canadians have the right to defend their homes against criminals
In light of a rash of recent home invasions in Canada, one of which resulted in the death of a 46-year-old father defending his family home, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lashed out at Mark Carney’s “catch and release” bail laws, saying they need to be rescinded while adding Canadians have a “right” to defend their homes.
“It has been a show about nothing in Mr. Carney’s government,” Poilievre told reporters.
“But unfortunately, it has been a horror show in our communities,” he added, noting the recent increase in violent home invasions plaguing Canada.
The conservative leader called out the Carney Liberals “catch and release” bail system, saying it’s time those laws, which hail from the Trudeau era, to be removed so that repeat offenders stay in jail.
“Three strikes, you’re out. You commit three violent offenses, you go to jail, and you never get out,” Poilievre said to reporters.
Specifically, Poilievre referenced a fatal home invasion that recently occurred in Waterloo, Ontario, that saw a father of three shot dead in front of his kids and family after his home was invaded.
Public furor over the shooting intensified after York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween suggested victims of home intruders try not to defend their family and home, saying, “the best defense is to comply.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted Carney’s catch-and-release laws, blaming the federal government’s policies for the shooting.
“I watch when they catch these guys. I almost guarantee you, they’ve been out on bail for another heinous crime,” he said to reporters.
“The federal government is more worried about going after legal hunters and gun owners than criminals. That’s what they need to do,” he added.
Poilievre calls for ‘Castle Laws’ in Canada
While speaking to reporters, Poilievre blasted the Carney Liberals for their soft-on-crime stance, saying that if Canada wants to “end the Wild West,” it needs to “lock up the criminals and throw away the key.”
“People have a right to defend their home. Your home is your castle,” he said.
“Someone comes into your house and threatens your family, you should have the right to take force against them.”
Poilievre added that should his party ever form government, it would introduce the “Stand on Guard Act,” which he said would strengthen Canada’s self-defense rights and make sure repeat offenders stay in jail.
“Three strikes, you’re out,” he said.
“You commit three violent offenses, you go to jail, and you never get out … “Seniors are afraid to go outside. Parents are afraid to let their children play alone. Canadians are afraid their car might be stolen.”
Earlier this year, Poilievre gained the support of the Toronto Police Association (TPA).
The TPA’s endorsement came after two other large Canadian police unions, the Durham, Ontario, Regional Police Association and the Peel, Ontario, Regional Police Association, backed Poilievre for prime minister, citing his promises to reform Canada’s bail system and to “hold criminals accountable” for their crimes.
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
The FBI’s Salt Lake City field office released surveillance photos of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Kirk, urging the public to submit tips as the manhunt intensifies. Appearing on “The Ingraham Angle,” Mauro pointed to unreleased surveillance footage and ballistic evidence as key factors likely to lead to the suspect’s identification.
“The videotape that they pulled the still from, is one of the real things here that is almost certainly going to be how we are going to get there. Somebody is going to recognize him. Somebody probably already has,” Mauro said. “My understanding is that they are still sitting on video that they have not released. That video, likely, would show, let’s say, the walk, so even if you are on the fence, walks are very, very telling. People recognize them.”
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Mauro said investigators are far from stalled, noting that authorities have several promising leads that could help pinpoint the suspect’s path after the shooter fled the campus.
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“So, if we don’t get something soon, expect more videotape, maybe something about where the scope and the rifle came from. Scopes can be bought separate. They can trace this kind of thing,” Mauro said.
“They have a number of notes to go down here. It’s not like they have not made any progress. It looks to me like they can track him leaving campus. They can use the video to get him leaving campus. It goes dark when he leaves campus and gets out into the neighborhood. And according to what I have heard, likely, was hopping backyards, still in the area, and then you have to assume maybe got hold of a vehicle, got to a bicycle, a motorcycle or whatever. And then he got out of Dodge.”
Mauro said investigators “are making progress” despite early missteps and public confusion over leads.
“Every investigation has its bad leads and blind alleys. The difference in this case is that they were more public than you usually get. Director Patel was being particularly transparent in what they were doing and what was going on. And so the information came out and looked like they had somebody at one point there. But this happens in many, many investigations,” Mauro told host Laura Ingraham. “I do think that they are making progress.”
Authorities said the shooter arrived on campus shortly after 11:50 a.m., climbed a stairwell to the rooftop, opened fire, and fled into a nearby neighborhood. At a Thursday morning press conference, officials said they recovered a weapon from a wooded area and obtained video footage of the suspect, described as a male of college age.
The FBI released photos of a “person of interest” wearing dark sunglasses, a black hat, and a black shirt, and urged the public to help identify him. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for Kirk’s murder. Tipsters can call 1-800-CALL-FBI and submit photos through the bureau’s online portal.
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From the Daily Caller News Foundation
Law enforcement officers released new surveillance footage Thursday that they say tracks the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as he fled the scene at Utah Valley University.
The FBI held a press conference Thursday to share new footage of the suspect fleeing the scene of Kirk’s assassination as agents asked the public for help in identifying him. Commissioner Beau Mason walked reporters through the enhanced video, pointing out critical details investigators believe will help identify the suspect.
“You will see a distinctive t-shirt with an American flag, and it appears to have an eagle on it. There’s a baseball cap with a triangle on it and a pair of sunglasses. All distinctive, all things we would ask the public to look for and try to identify if they know someone who has those items, who’s been seen wearing those items. We are looking for all of that information,” Mason said.
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“This is the video evidence we utilized to track his movements and to locate that firearm in that wooded area following the discovery of this evidence.”
Earlier Thursday the FBI released photos of “the person of interest” as agents from the bureau’s Salt Lake City field office posted two images showing a man dressed in dark clothing, a baseball cap and sunglasses. The FBI posted additional photos of the person of interest tied to the murder and urged the public to submit tips through its digital portal.
Kirk, 31, was gunned down Wednesday while speaking to students during an outdoor campus event. Authorities said the shot came from a rooftop approximately 200 yards away. Investigators later recovered ammunition in a wooded area near the university but have not confirmed whether it is tied to the shooter.
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