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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.

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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois
“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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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois
“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?”
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