OTTAWA - The Conservatives are pushing for a "three strikes" law to deny bail to repeat offenders and tougher sanctions for domestic violence.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made crime a central focus of his election campaign in the spring, and on Thursday he brought that message to the House of Commons.

The Conservatives brought forward a motion calling on the government to introduce what they call a "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law to prevent people convicted of three "serious" offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest.

Speaking in the House of Commons during his first speech of this parliamentary session, Poilievre blamed the Liberals for laws he said "turn criminals loose on our streets so that they can offend and offend and re-offend with no consequences

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