“I'm saying the other parties should agree with my party's ideas. We have the best ideas. The other parties are very bad.”
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A long bill to modernize Canada's military justice system, mostly by changing investigation and trial processes for sexual offenses. Members split their time between discussing the bill's actual changes and trading partisan shots at each other.
“Listen to MacGregor. Listen to victims. Don't give the perpetrators all the power.”
“Liberals refused to listen to victims. We think they're wrong. Why don't they want to help?”
“I am supporting this bill because it will modernize the military justice system and improve the culture of the Canadian Armed Forces. This is important for the safety and well-being of our military members. The bill addresses key recommendations from independent reviews. We must continue to strengthen policies and programs to protect our military and civilian members who work hard to keep us safe.”
“You brag about a 30% rise in recruits to the armed forces. But that doesn't even replace everyone leaving, does it?”
“That news was bad. I want to pass this bill to fix those problems.”
“I want to praise the government because it followed some advice. But don't let people choose something else. Experts say that's a false choice. I won't say why or give details. But I want to throw this talking point at you.”
“It warms my heart when opponents suddenly agree with my side's views on choice. But never mind that! Hey look, sometimes my preferred system still doesn't work perfectly. I'm glossing over that by implying it must somehow be the fault of people who disagree with me.”
“I want the member to take back what they said. It insults men in the armed forces.”
“I'm walking back my words. I don't want blowback.”
“I want to cheer for our program. It does good things for soldiers. A judge also said it's good.”
“That's bad. I don't like that. I think its very bad. We need changes because I heard a sad story.”
“I want to accuse the other party of mistreating veterans and women because it fits my political agenda.”
“I say the Liberals don't listen. They pretend to care then do nothing. Veterans came forward with ideas to fix problems. The government should use those ideas, not ignore them.”
“I'm saying our party already did what that report recommended. I name-drop the specific part of the report to prove it. If I talk a lot maybe it will make me look good.”
“I want the government to adopt my amendments. The government isn't listening to veterans. The government only pretends to care. The government thinks it can do whatever it wants because it has a majority.”
“You talked a lot about committee. I want to hear about soldiers who come to you directly. Tell me their stories.”
“Veterans say the government doesn't give them enough. The government should spend more on veterans. I want the government to spend more on veterans.”
“Does putting the army in charge of sexual assault cases make sense to you? I want you to say it's a bad idea.”
“Veterans do a difficult job. Government should spend more money on them.”