Baloney Meter: Will tougher penalties for gang members make Canada safer?
OTTAWA — “Canadians deserve to feel safe where they live. A Conservative government will deal swiftly and firmly with gang crime as part of our overall plan for a safer Canada.”
— Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, news release, Nov. 8, 2018.
Dozens of handguns, bags of deadly drugs and confiscated cash were on display at a news conference after police laid more than 1,000 charges in June against 75 suspected members and associates of a Toronto-based gang.
Since 2013, gang-related homicides in Canada’s largest cities have almost doubled, Public Safety Canada says.