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In a debate on the Canadian Armed Forces, the Conservatives accused the Liberals of planning to remove amendments dealing with military sexual assault from Bill C-11, which survivors and experts supported. Much of the debate focused on this one issue.

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Jeff Kibble

Conservative
“I want to protect a fix a different party added to my bill. I think this fix helps survivors and I think the other party will hurt them. I think it will be very bad if the other party changes this bill. I want to say the other party will hurt a lot of people if they change this bill. I want everyone to know I care about victims.”
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