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 think the Liberals should listen to what the military justice experts, veterans, and survivors of military sexual trauma told our committee. We heard from these people directly, and they don't want these changes. The current system isn't delivering justice and there's no accountability. The Liberals need to stop hiding behind one report and start paying attention to what we're learning in committee.”
“The Liberals are ignoring the good work we did in 2014. They sat on a report then used it to cover up the misconduct of their own defense chief. When the author of that report came to committee, she didn't even show up to defend it. Liberals should listen to our witnesses and veterans, not use discredited reports to ram through their agenda.”
“I want to criticize the Defence Minister for re-introducing an old bill. He didn't talk to veterans, the justice system, or provinces. He should have listened to veterans and given victims a choice between the military or civilian systems. He didn't listen to police or his own people. They could have told him what changes are needed. I want to make him look bad for not listening.”
“I don't like that the government is shutting down debate on this bill. It's bad to silence the voices of veterans and people who experienced military sexual trauma. The government shouldn't ignore the amendments we all agreed on in committee. Why is the minister ignoring these people and not giving them a choice in what justice system to use?”
“That man's wife is very upset about military sexual trauma. She wants it fixed. Our committee agreed. If you ignore us, you're brushing them off. You'll make them sad all over again.”
“You won't listen to victims. I think you should let soldiers choose which court to use. I support soldiers and women in uniform. I am a good person.”
“The Arbour report is out of date. Liberals are using it to ignore our committee's changes. Conservatives, Bloc, and NDP agreed on those changes. The military has improved a lot since then. Victims should get to choose now. Why are Liberals forcing a bad system on them?”
“Listen to MacGregor. Listen to victims. Don't give the perpetrators all the power.”
“I'm frustrated because the other party didn't listen to victims or fix a problem for 11 years. They should have given victims more choice like we want to do now.”
“Thanks for working together on the bill. I want the Liberals to listen to victims. I think it's bad they won a majority by getting MPs to switch teams. Why won't the Liberals do what's best for the Armed Forces and survivors?”
“I want to thank a colleague. The government should spend money on this program.”
“I want to keep clauses 7 and 8 the way they were. They let victims choose how they report. The Minister of National Defence is taking away military power to give to civilian courts. That's bad. It ignores victims' rights.”
“Madam Justice Arbour is old news. Her report doesn't matter. I don't care what she thinks now. The military says it's fine. You should trust them, not her.”
“Everything the committee did was wrong. My allies and I know better. I want the bill my way. You should pass the version I prefer.”
“I want to change some details in this bill about who can represent people in military legal cases.”
“I'm proposing changes to delete parts of this bill. I want less government power.”
