Government Business No. 13—Proceedings on Bill C‑22
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Sitting 138
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A bill to give police and intelligence agencies more power to get information from telecommunications companies without a warrant. The government shut down debate on the bill despite concerns from many parties about privacy and civil liberties.
“I'm going to pretend we're doing something by talking a lot about crime and safety. I want my opponents to look bad for not supporting our bills. I'll throw in some random old quotes to make my point. The other party just wants money - they don't really care about crime. Our government is trying to make communities safer, but the other guys keep stopping our bills. It's not fair!”
“I'm filling time by reading old fundraising emails from another party. Wow, those are some emails. I wish I could talk about something else. Why won't the other party vote for our bill? Our bill is good. Their party is bad. It's not their fault though, it's their leader's fault. Let's all do what our own leader wants instead.”
“I think the Liberal Party is bad. It changes too much. It does things I don't like. I want my friend in the Liberal Party to say if he agrees with me.”
“I want to brag about how popular our leader is. People at the doors tell me they like him more than your leader. That's why we got so many votes last time.”
“You're shouting too loud and it's hard to listen to you. And you forgot to mention that many people are worried about part 2 of this bill. The government won't negotiate with us. Why won't you split the bill?”
“I want you to think collaboration means the bill is good. I say there were a lot of meetings. I say there were a lot of discussions. I say ministers met with people. I think that should be enough for you.”
“You say you want to collaborate but you always say no. If the bill is good it should withstand scrutiny. The government knows the bill is flawed so it's silencing debate.”
“I'm tired and want to go on break soon. Tonight I mostly want to thank my staff and talk about how hard we work. Also, changing my riding's name to Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent is fine, even if it won't sound as nice.”
“I want to complain about my committee experience. I don't like that the government didn't listen more to my ideas. I believe they had already made up their mind. It's hard to pass amendments when the government has a majority. I am upset that they moved closure. It made me feel like they didn't value my input. I wish we had more time. The witnesses and interpreters worked hard.”
“I'm disappointed we didn't get to hear from the journalists' group. The government didn't seem very interested in exploring this bill thoroughly. I wanted to hear more expert testimony about possible threats to journalists and whistleblowers. It's too bad we couldn't invite them because the study period was too short.”
“I want to look good by complimenting my colleague's hard work. But I'm really asking whether Canada should become a surveillance state like other countries. Should we have cameras on every street corner? Should we be more willing to invade people's privacy and personal data? Should we forget our principles and be more like countries that don't respect their citizens' privacy? I want to talk about safety versus privacy trade-offs. I'm not sure which way we should go.”
“I want to look smart and agreeable. Cyber-threats are scary. The government must spend more on cyber-security tools. I support police and cyber-security. I want to look reasonable about privacy.”
