“I want to pass the part of the bill I like. The other part has problems. The government should stop rushing and answer our questions.”
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Public Safety
A bill to expand government and police power to access and gather data during investigations. The Conservatives accuse the bill of risking a surveillance state and criticize the Liberals on crime. The Liberals say the Conservatives are delaying the bill and cite support from police.
“I want to sound like I support law enforcement. But this bill will create a surveillance state. The government wants more control. Why won't the government work with us to make the bill better? I think the government is ramming this bill through.”
“Violent crime is up under you. Your policies are soft. They put repeat violent offenders back out on bail instead of in jail. Gutted mandatory minimums. Canadians want tools for cops to catch the bad guys and lock them up. Not more surveillance overreach on everybody else. I support half this bill, not all of it. Approve the first part fast, but we need privacy changes on the rest. You won't listen. You'll ram the whole thing through without fixes.”