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timun · 08-01-2024, 05:12 PM

Yes it is a "hot topic": that's precisely why calling this meeting was a perfect opportunity for the Conservative Party to keep it in the news cycle. The way the Liberal and NDP members mishandled it threw gasoline on the fire.

Believe it or not, all of this can be simultaneously true:

bail reform failed miserably and needs to be addressed,
this can affect women disproportionately, therefore it ought to be discussed by this standing committee,
calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is justifiable because of the severity of the issue,
calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is political opportunism,
calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is procedurally inappropriate,
Anita Vandenbeld and other Liberal/NDP committee members' annoyance at this procedural rushing is justifiable,
Anita Vandenbeld is an inconsiderate twit for derailing the meeting to talk about the procedural issues,
Anita Vandenbeld is a complete and utter fool for bringing forward a motion about abortion,
Leah Gazan is a doofus for the indignation she showed about "not getting her chance to speak", a lack of LGBTQ witnesses, a lack of indigenous witnesses, etc.,
Cait Alexander and Megan Walker were called by the Conservative members of this committee as witnesses to this meeting because they are strong, effective advocates for important improvements to the bail system, and for ending violence against women in general,
Cait Alexander and Megan Walker walking out of that meeting is perfectly justifiable given the casual indifference shown to them by the Liberal and NDP members of the committee,
Cait Alexander and Megan Walker are being used as pawns by the Conservative members of the committee,

Bloc member Andréanne Larouche's comments about this having been a shameful display of partisan bickering and political hackery on all sides were spot on, and Cait Alexander's remark "no wonder nothing gets ####ing done in this country" is a condemnation almost everybody in that room should be tarred with for the rest of their political careers.

08-01-2024, 05:12 PM	#13289
timun First Line Centre Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	Yes it is a "hot topic": that's precisely why calling this meeting was a perfect opportunity for the Conservative Party to keep it in the news cycle. The way the Liberal and NDP members mishandled it threw gasoline on the fire. Believe it or not, all of this can be simultaneously true: bail reform failed miserably and needs to be addressed, this can affect women disproportionately, therefore it ought to be discussed by this standing committee, calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is justifiable because of the severity of the issue, calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is political opportunism, calling an impromptu mid-summer meeting about it is procedurally inappropriate, Anita Vandenbeld and other Liberal/NDP committee members' annoyance at this procedural rushing is justifiable, Anita Vandenbeld is an inconsiderate twit for derailing the meeting to talk about the procedural issues, Anita Vandenbeld is a complete and utter fool for bringing forward a motion about abortion, Leah Gazan is a doofus for the indignation she showed about "not getting her chance to speak", a lack of LGBTQ witnesses, a lack of indigenous witnesses, etc., Cait Alexander and Megan Walker were called by the Conservative members of this committee as witnesses to this meeting because they are strong, effective advocates for important improvements to the bail system, and for ending violence against women in general, Cait Alexander and Megan Walker walking out of that meeting is perfectly justifiable given the casual indifference shown to them by the Liberal and NDP members of the committee, Cait Alexander and Megan Walker are being used as pawns by the Conservative members of the committee, Bloc member Andréanne Larouche's comments about this having been a shameful display of partisan bickering and political hackery on all sides were spot on, and Cait Alexander's remark "no wonder nothing gets ####ing done in this country" is a condemnation almost everybody in that room should be tarred with for the rest of their political careers.