“I want to call the Liberals hypocrites on time allocation. I'm going to criticize the Prime Minister's messaging and call some Conservatives cowards.”
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Protecting Victims Act
A large bill amending many criminal laws, focused on child protection and gender-based violence. Changes include new or expanded criminal offenses like coercive control of intimate partners, femicide, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, and child sex trafficking. It also amends procedures for sexual offense trials and victims rights. In debate, the opposition accused the government of rushing the bill and limiting discussion, while the government insisted the changes are urgently needed to save lives and prevent violence.
“Fine. different word. They're still bad people.”
“I want more debate and witnesses for the bill. The other party won't let us talk more and call more people to speak. Their leader says he wants to work with everyone, but his minister is doing the opposite. I don't like that.”
“You're cutting off debate again. That's undemocratic. I tried to fix a specific loophole on child pornography after the Supreme Court struck it down. Will you ever use the notwithstanding clause to protect children from predators and close this loophole for good?”
“Bill C-16 is a nice distraction. I want to talk about Bailey's Law and sex offences against children. The Liberals should pass Bailey's Law now. Also, stop misquoting me.”
“I want to keep talking. The real reason the Liberals want to end debate is because they want a holiday. I don't actually talk about the bill. I talk mostly about what should be debated.”
“I don't like that the government limited debate on this bill. We all want to protect victims and punish criminals, especially for sex crimes. When the government shuts down debate, democracy loses.”
“I want to say the other party is wrong. They passed bills we didn't like. We told them their bills were bad. Now I'm going to list some names of people who said things I don't like. I want to blame the other party for causing problems. I don't like that they blame us. We were right and they were wrong.”
“I'm going to call the other party names and say they talk a lot for show. I want to say they don't really care about victims or the bill. I want more meetings to make me look smart. I don't like that the other party is going to pass this without more meetings. I'm going to say they hate democracy.”