“The government is rushing this bill through Parliament instead of working with us. We support the first part of the bill to put criminals in jail, and we would pass it quickly. But experts and Canadians have serious questions about the second part. Why is the government forcing the second part through without answering them?”

“Mr. Speaker, “collaboratively” is the word used by the Minister of Public Safety as to how he would work with Conservatives on Bill C-22 amendments, and yet the government is insisting on using its manufactured majority to now ram this bill through Parliament. Make no mistake: Conservatives want to put the bad folks in jail. We would pass part 1 of the bill swiftly, but Canadians have questions and experts have questions, and we think those questions should be answered with respect to part 2. Why is the Liberal government insistent on ramming Bill C-22 and part 2 through when we would gladly pass part 1 swiftly?”

“I support giving police the tools they need to fight crime. But this bill gives the government too much power to watch people without oversight. The government should stop rushing it through and work with other parties to fix it.”

“Mr. Speaker, Conservatives support giving law enforcement officers the effective lawful access tools they need for investigating serious crimes and pursuing criminals. However, expert after expert has been sounding the alarm. Bill C-22 risks creating a surveillance state, more government control without accountability. If this bill is as good as the government claims, why are the Liberals using their manufactured majority to silence opposition and ram this overreaching law through Parliament instead of working with opposition parties to get it right?”

“Violent crime has gone up, and the Liberals have been too soft on criminals. Police need tools to catch criminals, but the government should not spy on law-abiding Canadians. We want to pass the first part of this bill quickly, but it needs changes to protect people's privacy.”

“Mr. Speaker, Conservatives will take no lessons from these Liberals on tough-on-crime policies. After 10 years of these Liberals, violent crime in this country has gone up 55%. What did the Liberal government do? It brought bail, not jail for repeat violent offenders. It gutted mandatory minimums. Canadians want to give law enforcement officers the tools they need to catch the bad guys and put them behind bars. What they do not want to see is government overreach, adding surveillance on law-abiding Canadians. Conservatives support getting part 1 of Bill C-22 passed swiftly, but we need changes to protect Canadians’ privacy. Instead of listening, these Liberals are forcing this through with no further scrutiny—”