Conservative/
Elgin—St. Thomas—London South
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60 statements translated
Lawton frequently criticizes the Liberal government for high spending, taxes, and deficits. He pushes for lower fuel taxes and less red tape. Lawton often focuses his speaking time on directly attacking the Prime Minister and government ministers rather than providing constructive policy proposals.
“Rural cell service is bad. Telecom maps lie about how bad it is. Government should make companies tell the truth. While we're at it, they should also make cell service better. Why do I have to fix this? Liberals, do something!”
“The government should protect everyone equally. The Liberals are laughing when I say that Christians are facing hate crimes. Their reaction shows how the government is not protecting them. My colleague did a good job with this bill. He talked to people of all faiths who are worried.”
“I'm asking you a question. You talk about bad things that happen to the Jewish community. I agree that's bad. But we already have laws against those bad things. We don't need more laws. We need to enforce the laws we already have. Why don't you do that?”
“There aren't enough MPs here to keep debating this late at night. Let's stop for now.”
“You called this bill too broad. It could punish regular dissent. Your colleague said he wants to prosecute people for owning Bibles. Do you agree with him?”
“You admitted this bill limits free speech. We're debating if that's reasonable. You moved to shut down debate 12 minutes in. You won't listen to calls and letters from Canadians against the bill. You blame us for misinformation. But big religious groups oppose it too. Are they misinforming people? Or is anyone who disagrees with you? The Liberals won't listen. Will you start?”
“I don't like how they're rushing this bill through. The wrong person is trying to limit our debate time. That's against the rules.”
“That makes Canadians sad. GST on used cars is a big tax. They won't answer my question about GST. I want government to stop applying GST to used cars. That would save people thousands of dollars. Conservatives think GST should be removed from used cars. GST is applied too many times on used cars. Liberals don't answer my question. I think they avoid my question.”
“Inflation makes everything cost too much. The government should stop taxing used cars over and over. Conservatives have a bill to fix that. Will the other guys help us pass it?”
“I want to use a process complaint about the Liberals to score political points. If I talk a lot about how the Liberals did it maybe you will forget to ask why I just tried to impose my own solution on the provinces too.”
“I want the government to stop restricting free speech. They keep proposing new bills to control what people can say online. I'm against all this censorship and so is my party. We need to protect freedom in Canada.”
“I respect my colleague. The Liberals might not listen. We shouldn't impose beliefs on indigenous people. Let's stand firm.”
“I want to get rid of this bill. The government shouldn't be in places of worship. It could force religion on us. Or control our beliefs. That's why I want this bill gone.”
