Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Bergen says Bill C-75 is a direct insult to victims of crime.

She notes the bill would reduce the penalties for serious offences like impaired driving causing bodily harm and kidnapping a child under 14. The bill would allow these crime to be prosecuted at the summary, or lowest level.

"It's hard to believe and know why the Liberals would do this," Bergen says, adding the proposed legislation could reduce sentences to a slap on the wrist. Bill C-75 also delays consecutive sentencing for human trafficking.

"Canadians should be deeply concerned with this legislation. Bill C-75 proposes a significant and dangerous watering down of our criminal justice system."

Bergen explains Bill C-75 would reauthorize judges to use their discretion when imposing the victim surcharge, "convicted criminals who find themselves in difficult financial situations have apparently tugged at the heartstrings of the Prime Minister," she says, adding it sends the wrong message to law-abiding Canadians.

The Federal Liberals have limited debate on Bill C-75 and moved the legislation to committee, "where they have majority," Bergen explains.

"It's so disheartening... their ramming this piece of legislation through."

Instead, Bergen says the criminal justice system must be rooted in the belief the rights of victims are prioritized over the those of convicted criminals.