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Mr. Speaker, the bill focuses on border
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security and public safety, but
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completely fails to deliver on core
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Conservatives have long called for
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decisive action to protect Canada's
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borders. For years, we've urged this
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Liberal government to fix the border
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crisis that they created. Yet, they
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ignored the warnings and failed to act.
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The fundamentals are clear. If we want
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safer communities, we need tougher
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sentences for serious crimes. If we want
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to stop organized crime, we need real
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punishment for drug traffickers, not
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plea deals. If we want to stop repeat
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violence, we need to end the revolving
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door of bail. And if we want most
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importantly to restore trust in our
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justice system, we need to stop coddling
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criminals and start standing up for
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The bill, unfortunately, Mr. Speaker,
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does none of these things. It fixes the
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optics but leaves the core problem
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untouched and it offers minor ch changes
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when what we need is structural reform.
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It fails to reverse the damage done by
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and C5. It fails to recognize that
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organized crime is not a future threat.
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It's here now and has been so for many,
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many years. It fails to respond to the
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fentinel crisis with the seriousness it
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demands. It fails to protect Canadians
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while crime surges in every category.
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Canadians are demanding real change and
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they're right too. Mandatory minimums
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must be restored for serious gun and
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drug offenses. Fentinel traffickers and
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cartel connected criminals should face
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mandatory life in prison. No exceptions.
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Full stop. The so-called principle of
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restraint has to be repealed so repeat
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violent offenders stay behind bars where
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they belong. What this country needs is
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a justice system that protects victims,
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enforces accountability, and puts public
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safety first before political ideology.
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Because keeping Canadians safe isn't
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negotiable. It's the prime
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responsibility of a government.
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Conservatives are committed to real
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resultsdriven public safety measures.
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That means securing our borders, closing
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loopholes in our immigration system, and
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shutting down the financial lifelines of
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terrorism and organized crime. Let's not
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forget why we're here in the first
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place, Mr. Speaker. The bill only exists
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because of 10 years of liberal inaction.
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The bill only exists because they have
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problems dealing with the American
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administration in the South. For a
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decade, they've watched crime rise and
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courts weaken. Since the Liberals took
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office, illegal border activity hasn't
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just risen, it's exploded. There's been
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increase in US border patrol encounters
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with people crossing illegally from
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Canada. That's not just a stat. It's a
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failure of national security. It's what
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happens when the government refuses to
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enforce its own borders and let crisis
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become the norm, the status quo. The
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Liberals say they're investing 300
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million in border security. But where is
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it? No rollout plan, no timeline, no
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public accountability, just more vague
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promises. Canadians are tired of the
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talk. Opposition members are tired of
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this talk. They want action. They want
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Now, we can't protect Canadians by
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turning law-abiding citizens into
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suspects. The expanded surveillance
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powers in this bill raise very serious
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privacy concerns. Conservatives will
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ensure that in the name of security,
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we're not trampling on the rights of
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innocent Canadians. We can be tough on
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crime without being reckless at the same
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time with civil liberties. But our job
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doesn't end at opposing what's wrong.
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It's about pushing for what's right.
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Conservatives will keep fighting for
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real protection at our borders, stronger
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enforcement at our ports, and sentencing
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that reflects the seriousness of the
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crimes Canadians face. The goal isn't
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just to punish crime. It's to prevent it
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and to restore trust in a system that
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too often lets people down. Because
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justice in this country shouldn't be
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optional. Public safety should never be
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negotiable. And because the rights of
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law-abiding Canadians must always come
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before the rights of repeat offenders.
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Thank you so much, Speaker. Mr.
