Hon. James S. Cowan (Leader of the Opposition):

Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate and arises out of a news report that we have just received. The Globe and Mail article is titled "Murderers should be given tools to kill themselves in jail: Tory senator," and the quote is from our colleague Senator Boisvenu who has been front and centre as a spokesman for the government's tough-on-crime agenda.

My question arises out of his comment, and I will read into the record what he is reported to have said.

A tough-on-crime Conservative senator . . . said murderers should be provided with the tools to kill themselves in jail . . .

'Each assassin should have the right to a rope in his cell to make a decision about his or her life,' senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu told reporters ahead of a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Wednesday.

Will the Leader of the Government in the Senate advise whether this is the next step in this government's tough-on-crime agenda?

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