Extortion is out of control.

February 18, 2026

For years, police have reported countless threats against small business owners, especially in communities like Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver and Calgary. Since 2015, extortion has gone up by a whopping 330%, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast feel unsafe because of the government’s soft-on-crime policies.

People deserve to feel safe in their communities, and in order to make that a reality, we must scrap laws like C-5 and C-75 to end the revolving door justice system and introduce mandatory minimum sentences for the most heinous of crimes.

Larry Brock and Arpan Khanna join me on the Blueprint: Canada’s Conservative Podcast to talk about what’s really driving this wave of organized crime, why the current approach isn’t working, and what a common-sense plan to restore safety looks like.

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Canadians are living in fear for their safety.

March 7, 2024

Across the country, Canadians are living in fear for the safety of their families and the security of their futures. Crime and extortion have been on a massive increase over the past several years and the Government’s soft-on-crime policies have created nothing but a rate of extortion that is five times higher than it was a decade ago. Violent criminals rightfully deserve jail, and not bail. Canadians deserve common sense policies to make their lives better. Watch and listen as my guest, Tim S. Uppal, and I dive into the crime wave that has impacted families, businesses, and individuals nationwide, and much more.

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