“I want the Prime Minister to release a document he mentioned. Why is he hiding it from me?”
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Public Safety
The bill would expand police powers to access data and information during investigations, including from telecom providers, and allow them to act on voluntarily provided information. In debate, Conservatives raised concerns about the Prime Minister signing a security memorandum with China after calling them a threat, and about Canadians not feeling safe. Liberals defended the MOU as similar to past agreements and touted their public safety legislation.
“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later. I won't release the document you asked for.”
“You said something bad. I want you to do what I say. Why won't you do it? You must not want people to know the truth.”
“We've had secret deals with China for years. We'll keep doing what we want.”
“Liberals are letting criminals run wild. Canadians are in danger. My party would be tougher on crime.”
“We passed many bills. We're lengthening sentences. We're not the problem. Provinces need to spend more too. Don't blame us.”
“The government broke public safety. Their new plan won't help you. Criminals get out too easy. Police can't stop them. It's all the government's fault. I'm tough on crime.”
“We're solving crime. We arrested people. Conservatives stopped us. We need new laws to help police.”