“Madam Speaker, I have been struggling with Bill C-34 since it was first introduced. I think the minister is terrific. I know the intent of the bill is great, but it is a lot of blank space. One part that really worries me is clause 85, which I will read. It is short. It says, “The purpose of a penalty is to promote compliance with this Act and not to punish.” In the case of criminal responsibility and people who have fallen on hard times, I do not think our criminal justice system should focus on punishment. In dealing with these corporations, I want to kill them. I would like to pull their corporate right. I am not acting as a policy wonk here. I am an enraged mother. I want to punish them. Why does this bill not suggest strict liability? Why does it not suggest that a CEO whose company engages in a proven harm, such as Amanda Todd’s death, go to jail?”
Statement grade
B–
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 86. The grade is held to 73, 30 above Signal.
73 / 100, held down by Signal
A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Procedure 3%Positioning 51%Reasoning 46%
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Speaker, Procedure · 2 wordsI understand.ProcedurePositioning · 34 wordsAll jest aside at this late hour of the evening, I think we all understood that the purpose of the member’s question was to see corporations held accountable.That is what we all want.PositioningReasoning · 31 wordsThe purpose of regulation is compliance.We have to be in a situation where companies are held to account and brought into compliance so that our kids can be safe online.