“I want to paint my opponent as evil. I'm trying to throw shade on the Prime Minister so he looks bad. If I convince people the Prime Minister is anti-democratic, my party looks better.”
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A bill to let police and intelligence agencies more easily access Canadians' digital data from telecoms and internet companies, with some gestures at oversight. In debate, the Bloc accused the government of railroading the bill through and silencing opposition; the Liberals defended their economic record and accused the Bloc of flip-flopping.
“I want to change the subject. Talking about my party shutting down debate makes us look bad. If I talk about jobs and emissions instead, maybe people will forget about how we're muzzling parliamentarians.”
“The Prime Minister's bills will pass. But he keeps stopping debate. I don't like that. He wants his bills to pass, but he's also hiding things in them. He's hiding bad things. And people won't notice because he's rushing. I don't like that. Why can't he respect our rules and our jobs?”
“I'm filling time by talking up how hard we work. Look at us! We're so busy working for you! We're working hard on a train. The Bloc used to like the train. Now they don't like the train. What gives? They must answer for this! Why don't they like the train now?”