“I want you to explain why you called criminals 'vulnerable people'. That label makes no sense to me.”
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“You said something weird. I want to make it look like you're soft on crime.”
“A man raped multiple women and even killed a young woman, but he could still get fancy health benefits from the government. Is that really okay with you?”
“You didn't answer the question. I asked if a rapist should get luxury healthcare and you talked about deportations instead.”
“You call this program temporary, but it actually lasts four years. That's not what most people would call temporary. I don't think you're being straight with us.”
“You want to avoid my question by talking about crime. I won't let you. I demand you tell everyone exactly how long this 'temporary' program really lasts.”
“The government is ignoring a real problem. I want the minister to fix that problem.”
“Why won't you admit the real problem and do your job?”
“Terrorist convicted in the U.S. got Canadian citizenship in 2001. How did that happen?”
“Why did the government take so long to try and revoke this guy's citizenship?”
“Why aren't you checking right away whether someone lied to get their citizenship? You're not taking this seriously.”
“If someone lied to get citizenship, deport them now.”
“You're doing a bad job kicking out people we don't like. I want you to do more to deport people.”
“How many dangerous people got in because security was too weak?”
“I want you to say yes to a specific change. Stop saying random things that sound good! I want you to commit to something concrete.”
“You won't denounce a specific crime, so I'll ask if you support it directly. Do you condone this crime? yes or no?”
“You said some nice words about your first year. But people think you're soft on crime and your immigration system is a mess. Defend that.”
“I want the minister to answer for a loophole. A criminal should have been kicked out of Canada but got a lenient sentence instead. The victim deserves an explanation.”
“I want the minister to explain this. It looks like the government cares more about protecting criminals than Canadians.”
“It's not true. Some criminals don't get punished. A non-citizen trucker didn't get punished properly after causing a fatal crash in Ontario. The minister needs to explain to the victim's family why this person is still in Canada.”