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Karim Bardeesy

Liberal on Adjournment Proceedings 2026-06-11

555 words · 22 sentences · 26 clauses

Replying to Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, when I rose in the House previously in question period, I asked the Minister of Public Safety about charges being stayed against two fentanyl traffickers who were arrested and in court in Swift Current. Police found 17.5 pounds of fentanyl in their car, and their charges were stayed. That 17.5 pounds of fentanyl is just under four million doses. Effectively, 17.5 pounds of fentanyl could kill close to four million people. That is enough fentanyl to kill just about all of the people in Alberta and Saskatchewan combined in one traffic stop. The individuals’ charges were stayed, they were released on bail and now they are out in the general public. This is getting ridiculous. It is getting out of hand. Let us look at the tone the government has set over the years with its soft-on-crime approach. Let us look at Bill C-75. The “earliest reasonable opportunity and on the least onerous conditions” is the main theme of what Bill C-75 has meant for people like drug traffickers. Let us take a look at a few other cases in and around Saskatchewan. On April 8, another individual was found with 51 grams of fentanyl. It is not nearly as much as 17.5 pounds, but it is deadly, nonetheless. On April 16, another person was found with 282 grams of fentanyl and 556 grams of cocaine. On May 15, 227 grams of methamphetamine was found on an individual. These are deadly amounts of drugs that people have in their possession, and these people are generally released out into the public. Just yesterday, here in Ontario, an individual who was out on bail was arrested with 30 grams of cocaine and 22 grams of fentanyl, which has a street value of about $5,200. This person was out on bail for a previous drug possession and trafficking charge for a street value of $125,000. This is getting insane. These are the kinds of things that people are seeing on the streets. Canadians are getting sick and tired of seeing people who have large amounts of fentanyl, which is a deadly drug that can kill tons of people. We have all seen the headlines. People are getting so sick and tired of this. Fentanyl is getting into our high schools and many places where it should never be. We are seeing people overdosing in parks and public spaces. The drug epidemic is getting out of hand, and people are getting so sick and tired of it. When on earth is the government going to actually do something to make sure that people trafficking 17.5 pounds of fentanyl will not be allowed back out on the streets?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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Thanks 6%Claims 75%Positioning 13%Reasoning 4%Procedure 2%

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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 32 wordsI appreciate the intervention and the concern of the member for Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley. I want to acknowledge the deeply troubling circumstances that have prompted this debate and, I think rightly, his concern.Thanks Claims · 38 wordsThe seizure of a significant quantity of fentanyl near Swift Current is a stark reminder of the lethal impact this drug is having on communities across Canada. I have seen it even in my riding in west Toronto. Positioning · 19 wordsI recognize the anguish and anger that people in Canada feel when organized crime exploits communities and fuels violence.Positioning Reasoning · 23 wordsAs organized crime is evolving, our legislative frameworks need to address emerging forms of advanced, online and globalized crimes while protecting our communities.Partly on point Claims · 79 wordsWe have been doing this with a series of pieces of legislation through reforms designed to enhance community safety and increase confidence in the criminal justice system.Vague promise Our proposed reforms aim to strengthen bail and sentencing for violent repeat offending, improve protections for victims and modernize lawful access and other Criminal Code tools to better address serious and organized crime. We have been part of the debate in this House on Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing reform act.¹ Procedure · 11 wordsThe hon. member referred to criminals who are out on bail.Procedure Claims · 97 wordsThat is a central part of our government’s efforts to improve community safety and keep criminals off the street. We campaigned on this in the election campaign.² Our proposed reforms would amend the Criminal Code to strengthen bail and sentencing responses to serious and organized crime, including those connected to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs. The bill would make bail more difficult to obtain in certain cases, including for individuals involved in organized crime, through a very important new measure, new reverse onus provisions, something the party on the other side has been calling for.³ Positioning · 6 wordsThis is a critical step forward.Positioning Claims · 202 wordsIn these situations, detention would be the starting point, and the onus would be on the accused to demonstrate why they should be released. Reforms would also require police and courts to place greater weight on public safety, victims’ needs and witnesses when making bail decisions, and would mandate closer scrutiny of bail plans, including in cases involving random or unprovoked violence, again, making bail harder to get. Bill C-14 would also create tougher sentencing provisions for organized crime offences, ensuring that sentences better reflect the serious harms caused by the illicit drug trade, while discouraging others from participating in these activities. We also have Bill C-16, the protecting victims act, ⁴which would further strengthen the Criminal Code so that dangerous offenders are held to account and victims are better protected. Notably, it would create a new offence for recruiting youth into crime, directly targeting the way organized crime draws young people specifically into drug trafficking and other serious offences.⁵ Finally, a subject of great interest to the House, Bill C-22, the lawful access act, would modernize Canada’s lawful access framework so law enforcement has the tools it needs to investigate serious organized crime networks, including those that drive the fentanyl trade.⁶ Positioning · 48 wordsTaken together, these measures, the strongest set of criminal justice bills proposed by the party on this side of the House in generations, demonstrate a very strong commitment to public safety by dismantling organized crime and addressing the significant harms caused by drug-related offending in communities across Canada.Positioning

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

6 of 11 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I appreciate the intervention and the concern of the member for Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to acknowledge the deeply troubling circumstances that have prompted this debate and, I think rightly, his concern.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I recognize the anguish and anger that people in Canada feel when organized crime exploits communities and fuels violence.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “The hon. member referred to criminals who are out on bail.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “This is a critical step forward.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Taken together, these measures, the strongest set of criminal justice bills proposed by the party on this side of the House in generations, demonstrate a very strong commitment to public safety by dismantling organized crime and addressing the significant harms caused by drug-related offending in communities across Canada.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 83

4 of 11 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the question on notice, as the member's speech raises it.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “The seizure of a significant quantity of fentanyl near Swift Current is a stark reminder of the lethal impact this drug is having on communities across Canada.”About the fentanyl seizure and the drug’s harms, not what the government is doing about bail.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “I have seen it even in my riding in west Toronto.”About fentanyl’s impact in the member’s own riding, not the question of action on bail.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “I recognize the anguish and anger that people in Canada feel when organized crime exploits communities and fuels violence.”About public anguish over organized crime, not the measures asked for.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “As organized crime is evolving, our legislative frameworks need to address emerging forms of advanced, online and globalized crimes while protecting our communities.”States the need for updated legislative frameworks but names no action on the bail question.

Respect · 100

0 of 11 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

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Clarity · 88

1 of 11 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “a series of pieces of legislation through reforms designed to enhance community safety”The commitment names no specific bill, measure, date or success condition at this point in the statement.

Claims · 6

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1“Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing reform act”Bill C-14 is titled the bail and sentencing reform act and has been debated in the House of Commons.search
2“We campaigned on this in the election campaign”The Liberal Party campaigned on bail and sentencing reform for repeat violent offending in the election campaign.search
3“new reverse onus provisions”Bill C-14 would add new reverse onus bail provisions for individuals involved in organized crime.search
4“Bill C-16, the protecting victims act”Bill C-16 is titled the protecting victims act.search
5“it would create a new offence for recruiting youth into crime”Bill C-16 would create a new Criminal Code offence for recruiting youth into crime.search
6“Bill C-22, the lawful access act, would modernize Canada’s lawful access framework”Bill C-22, the lawful access act, would modernize Canada’s lawful access framework.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20