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Government Accountability

A bill to make it easier for the government to access Canadians' private data and communications. The Conservatives called out the government's incompetence and the Liberals discussed unrelated topics.

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Andrew Lawton

Conservative
“The ministers are doing a bad job. The Prime Minister should feel bad about it. His cabinet is a mess.”
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“I'm going to talk about irrelevant things instead of answering the question. Look, the Prime Minister is popular on the world stage! That's all that matters.”
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