Poilievre announced his plan Monday to use the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation that he says would restore power for judges to hand down consecutive life sentences for perpetrators who have committed multiple murders. In 2022, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that "the section of the Criminal Code that permits consecutive parole ineligibility periods of 25 years in cases involving multiple first-degree murders" was unconstitutional. In general, do you agree that individuals convicted of multiple murders should be eligible to receive multiple life sentences?

If he follows through, this would be the first federal use of the controversial notwithstanding clause in Canada. Several provinces have used the clause, which allows legislation to be enacted notwithstanding any infringements it might cause on Canadians' constitutional rights. Do you agree with Poilievre's idea to use the notwithstanding clause in this case?

Do you think that in general, Canada is too lenient on crime?