Mr. Speaker, the Liberals love to censor and control Canadians. Their Bill C-18 blocks Canadians from news on social media. Bill C-11 controls what Canadians see and say online. There is their extra “online harms bill,” yet the laws to combat these exist but are not enforced. Their energy censorship stops Canadian businesses from telling the truth about innovation and the environment. Who can forget the unconstitutional Emergencies Act?
These same Liberals are at it again with Bill C-9, which would strip the long-held religious defence from Canada's hate speech laws and criminalize passages from sacred texts like the Bible, Torah and Quran, with Canadians already in danger as global conflicts plague our streets. The Liberals are clear: Religious texts and believers should be prosecuted.
True to form, the Liberals shut down debate to censor MPs and ignored the countless Canadians who urged us to reject Bill C-9. Conservatives will always defend freedom of religion, assembly and expression because a free, democratic country does not police faith or prosecute scripture.