Hard questions about getting tough on crime

The Conservative government's "Safe Streets and Communities Act" will rewrite crime law.

The legislation is massive -- nine bills in total -- and says it will protect children from sexual offenders, impose mandatory sentences for drug crimes, and replace house arrest with jail time for some crimes.

This week we're putting this bill under the microscrope. 

In today's Part one of "getting tough": people in Kamloops give their thoughts on the bill, and former provincial judge Bill Sundhu explains why he thinks the legislation strips away judges' discretionary powers.