The Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder.

The private members’ bill was introduced as the Conservatives signalled tackling crime will be a key part of their agenda this fall, with a motion also tabled on Thursday calling for a “three strikes” law to deny bail to repeat offenders.

The motion, the first from the Conservatives this fall, says people convicted of three “serious” offences should not be barred from receiving bail, probation, parole or house arrest.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the Liberals for laws he said “turn criminals loose on our streets so that they can offend and offend and reoffend with no consequenc

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