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Private Members Statement
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Liberal Senate Stalls Crucial Legislation
December 3, 2009

Nina Grewal: Madam Speaker, the safety of our children is our government's top priority.

Since taking office, we have been delivering results to keep our families safe. We are putting law-abiding families first and criminals behind bars, but the Liberals and their weak leader have held up and watered down our legislation.

Liberal senators stalled stiffer sentences for drug dealers who target kids. They tried to gut our 2-for-1 sentencing bill, and now Bill C-6 languishes in the Senate. This bill will modernize product safety laws that have not been updated in forty years. It will bring us more in line with American and European standards, and protect the most vulnerable, including our children. But the Liberals are working against these measures by stalling them with their unelected Senate majority.

This bill has been in the Senate for six months and before committee for two months, but Canadians are still waiting. The Liberal leaders come and go, but the dithering and failing never change. Canadians deserve better!