Hudak would make sex offenders to wear GPS tracking devices

Ontario PC Party
News Release

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Today, Ontario PC candidate Vic Fedeli, Nipissing, announced Ontario families and children would be kept safe by requiring registered sex offenders to wear GPS tracking devices.

While 14,000 registered sex offenders are currently living in Ontario communities, police have no way of tracking the movements of these predators. Changebook will protect families by giving police the tools they need to track these dangerous offenders and, if needed, react immediately to protect the community.

On October 6th, Ontario's families have a clear choice between Dalton McGuinty, who has said crime is not a priority, and Tim Hudak, who will stand up for families who work hard and play by the rules, and against those who want to take advantage of them.

QUOTES:

"We reject the Dalton McGuinty approach that says crime is not a priority and that sexual predators can be trusted on the honour system. I will not hesitate to slap a GPS tracking device on sex offenders who are back on the street in order to keep them from preying on our children."

"With 14,000 registered sex offenders living in our neighborhoods, families have a right to be kept safe. Using GPS technology to help police track these predators, and react immediately if they pose a threat, is the right thing to do. Unlike Dalton McGuinty we will not let a sexual predator's right to privacy trump the rights of families who work hard and play by the rules."
--Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC candidate, Nipissing

QUICK FACTS:

* Currently, there are over 14,000 names on Ontario's sex offender registry. At any one time, the police have no idea where they are, or what they are doing.

* GPS technology would allow law enforcement officials to track what street a sexual predator is on and the speed they are going. Police would be able to monitor sex offenders and, if needed, stop them from entering an area where there could be children, like a school or playground.

* More than 40 U.S. states, three provinces and the federal government use GPS technology to monitor certain types of offenders.

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