A binding referendum should be held in the next federal election to have capital punishment reinstated. The latest version of young offenders legislation should be scrapped because it's still too soft on youthful criminals.

The much-criticized federal gun registry should be scrapped and the $1-$2 billion it has cost Canada's taxpayers turned over to the country's police forces to hire more front-line police officers.

There should be mandatory legislation to have immigrants who commit crimes, especially violent crimes, deported to their home countries.

Prisoners -- especially those convicted of violent crimes --should have to serve their full terms without early parole.

More prisons should be built -- and not of the "Club Fed" variety with all the comforts of home. Hard labour should be reintroduced to discourage prisoners from repeating their crimes when they are finally released.

More police should be hired to permit police forces to have more officers walking beats and becoming familiar with the people in their neighbourhoods.

[. . . .] "If we need to build more jails, then so be it; I've seen my tax dollars spent on far less important ventures," MacNevin said.

[. . . .] "We feel the death penalty should be reinstated --there should be a binding referendum asking people to vote on capital punishment being returned."

"The young offenders act should be scrapped -- some of these 15-year-olds are street wise and tough," Roy Cornwell wrote.

[. . . .] Whatever, our lib-left politicians and their trendy supporters should think about the concerns of the city's many peaceful, law-abiding citizens. They should respond to them -- and not just keep caving in to the latest opportunistic demands to soften our criminal justice system.