“Madam Speaker, there was a point in time when the Liberals were in opposition. Those were the glory days, when they were in opposition— An hon. member: And the third party. Larry Brock: Madam Speaker, they were the third party, to boot. They would routinely oppose time allocation motions. They did it every single time. How hypocritical are they now? I have a question for the justice minister. Effectively, this runs completely contrary to the messaging of the Prime Minister. Literally within minutes of the Prime Minister securing a majority government following the by-elections and the floor crossings by the cowards who left the Conservative Party, the Prime Minister— Madam Speaker, I withdraw that and replace it with “for their own selfish reasons”. Madam Speaker, literally within minutes, this is what the Prime Minister had to say. He pledged to work collaboratively with the House, stating that the government is “open to ideas from anyone”, yet at the justice committee, the Liberals actually shut down debate during Bill C-16. They did not allow additional days for additional witnesses to be heard. We now have the justice minister shutting down the will of Parliament to voice its concerns over Bill C-16. The question is simple: Why is the justice minister going against the will and direction of his leader?”
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Madam Speaker, Thanks · 27 wordsrespectfully, I find that I have enjoyed a productive working relationship with members of the opposition, including, specifically, the hon. member as the critic of this portfolio.ThanksClaims · 35 wordsWe have accepted a number of amendments from different parties, including from the Conservative Party.2This has come to embody the work we did in government before and after the moment it became a majority.Thanks · 35 wordsI would note, in particular, the collaboration my office and I have undertaken with the public safety critic, a Conservative member of Parliament, specifically with respect to his work to advance Bailey’s Law, Bill C-225.1ThanksClaims · 35 wordsWe built relationships with the family to ensure that important protections, including some that are similar to those in Bill C-16, were baked into law to honour the memory of their beloved and departed relative.Reasoning · 50 wordsWe have the opportunity to take good ideas from different members of the House of Commons from different parties.In the present instance, the reason we wish to move quickly is that there are protections that could be afforded to people very soon, or they could delivered months from now.Claims · 71 wordsThis comes at a time when, in my home province, in just these past few days, we are seeing news stories about the rampant increase of AI deepfakes depicting people, without their consent, in intimate scenarios against their will.We have an opportunity to nip in the bud growing social problems that are disproportionately having a negative impact on women in the country and are promoting cultures of violence and discrimination, Promise · 16 wordsand I think we can do our part to help advance protections as quickly as possible.The ask · 10 wordsI would invite collaboration from all members of the House.Positioning · 23 wordsHopefully, the points in debate will be on substantive concerns, rather than a mirage of false claims that we are not being collaborative.Positioning
