Bezan is a vocal critic of the current government's handling of the military and defence issues. He frequently accuses the Liberals of neglecting the armed forces, mismanaging military spending, and making decisions based on politics rather than what's best for the troops. He comes across as deeply frustrated by the government's actions and often directs that frustration at individual Liberal MPs during debates.
“I want to say the Liberals are taking money from our troops. They're giving with one hand and taking with the other. Troops aren't seeing more money. Rents for military housing are up. Housing support is down. This is making it hard to keep troops. Can the defence minister stop these bad ideas and actually help our women and men in uniform?”
“The government isn't giving our military enough money or support. They promised raises and benefits but didn't deliver. Now they're cutting housing support and raising rents on our troops. We're short on people and half our jobs have critical shortages. The defence minister is making it worse.”
“The economy is shrinking. This government is bad. They spend too much. People can't afford things. The Prime Minister should make things cost less for Manitobans, not spend on fancy food.”
“I'm going to call the other party names and say they talk a lot for show. I want to say they don't really care about victims or the bill. I want more meetings to make me look smart. I don't like that the other party is going to pass this without more meetings. I'm going to say they hate democracy.”
“I want the minister to say whether he agrees with me or not. Agree that this bill is an overreach. Agree that this is far-left nationalization. We saw this happen before. It shouldn't happen again. The minister should answer for it.”
“That's too big a bill. The government could do bad things with it if we pass it. Stop trying to rush it through.”
“Madam Speaker, Justin Trudeau said he wouldn't buy the F-35. But it won every competition on cost, lethality, survivability, and interoperability. Now the Prime Minister is playing politics with the jet we need to protect Canada and work with allies.”
“The government is bad at buying military equipment. The Liberals take too long to buy guns and there aren't enough supplies for training or missions abroad. They aren't ready for future wars.”
“The other guy is pretending defence spending is higher by counting unrelated things. He counts veteran pensions, all of the Coast Guard, Transport planes, everything he can. But a lot of reservists never got the raise to begin with. Even the troops who did get a raise are losing it all back to rent. So remember, their 'higher' spending is fake. When we were in charge, the true number was really 1.5%.”
“I want to talk about one part of a big bill. It's a bad change. It gives a new minister power to spend $1 billion with no oversight. It needs its own bill, not this big mess. The government set up a new agency. They hired a banker with no defence experience to run it. It's just another layer of red tape. It won't get the military the equipment they need. It's just more bureaucracy. The top priority must be getting the military the right equipment. The government keeps adding more red tape and cost. They say a lot but do nothing. The military needs action, not more agencies. The military needs new equipment and maintenance. The bill locks in all the problems with the new agency. It adds more boards and patronage jobs. It has more ways to avoid competition for contracts. It has strange definitions and no transparency. It lets the minister control companies. It sounds like nationalization and overreach, like the Emergencies Act. I want to change the bill to address the real problems.”
“I want to keep the Snowbirds flying because I think they make people proud and help recruitment. The government should spend more money so they can keep going.”
“Some parts of the bill are good. But you ruined it at report stage. You removed all the good amendments. You made it a bad paternalistic system that won't help victims. We won't support your version.”
“My friend served in the military and says the system has improved already. Victims' rights came first. The military has better training and support than civilian courts. We don't need this bill to change things.”
“I want to cheer for my team. We worked hard together with other parties to change the bill. Even some Liberals wanted changes. I want victims to have more choice and more ways to get help and justice.”
“I don't like that you support this bill. The military is already doing a good job prosecuting cases. We don't need this bill. Things have changed since the report was written. I think you just like hearing yourself talk.”
“I want to protect victims of military sexual assault. The current bill takes away their choice and agency. This bill helps perpetrators avoid consequences. I oppose it unless it's changed to give victims back their choice.”
“The Liberals ignored our advice, ignored the victims, and took out the part we agreed on. Now they might let the Senate put it back in. Why did the parliamentary secretary help the minister gut the bill?”
“Those numbers are bad. I want the Liberals to stop bragging and admit the military has problems. They should fix them instead of just doing damage control.”
“The defence minister said he fixed the recruitment crisis. But actually, it's very bad. The military is not fixed. He just lowered standards and hoped we wouldn't notice. I want the minister to admit his recruitment reforms failed.”
