Poilievre pledges to bring ‘right to self-defence’ bill in Parliament
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Summary
Learn English with Kellie Leichtensteins. Kellie is the Prime Minister of Canada, and she is also the Conservative Party s Spokesperson on all matters relating to law and order. In this episode, Kellie talks about the importance of protecting your own home, and the need for a strong and fair criminal defence system.
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And you have the right to defend your family in your home.
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And right now, unfortunately, that is not the case.
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You know, our purpose as Conservatives is to bring back a country
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where hard work gets you a beautiful house on a safe street under our proud flag.
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That when you come home and put the key in the door and you turn it,
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you're filled with peace, knowing that you can leave all of the day's troubles behind.
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That your biggest problem will be how you get the kids to eat all of their dinner,
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I confess that we fail on the last one regularly in the Paliyev household.
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But these are the kinds of problems that we all want to have.
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Unfortunately, there are bigger problems that people face after 10 years
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of disastrous liberal government that has driven costs,
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crime, immigration, and employment through the roof.
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They worry that they can't afford a home in the first place.
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That if they do have a home, they can't afford to put food on the table
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They worry about losing their jobs because of liberal taxes and temporary foreign worker programs
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They worry that even if they have a job, a home, and food on the table,
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They worry that their car might be gone from the driveway when they wake up in the morning.
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Or worse, they worry that they might be awoken at 2 a.m.
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to the sound of breaking glass and feet pounding on their living room floor
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as an invader storms in to steal the family's goods or worse, harm the family itself.
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They worry when they've seen the Toronto police say that it is necessary to leave your keys at the front door
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to make it easier for criminals to safely steal your car.
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And they worry when they think about what they might do to protect their family if an intruder ever entered.
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What do you do if you've got a small child down the hallway and you hear that ominous sound of a home invasion?
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The answer for any parent is we would do anything necessary to protect our children.
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But unfortunately, people who've done that have faced the brunt of the law.
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the system treats victims like criminals and criminals like victims.
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Back in 2019, three mass intruders, one armed with a sawed-off shotgun,
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Cameron Gardner and his girlfriend were tied up.
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When they finally freed themselves, they struggled with the intruders.
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The attacker's gun went off twice, striking two of the attackers.
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Now, when Cameron saw the police arrive, he was relieved.
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Until he found out that they were going to put him in handcuffs.
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In February of 2023, the Milton residence and licensed firearms owner awoke to find five,
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They came in, broke into his house, carrying weapons, zip ties, and harmed his mother.
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After using his legal firearm to shoot one of the intruders,
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By the way, one of the intruders had a nine-millimeter handgun.
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And yet, the law went after this innocent man trying to defend his home.
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He had to post $130,000 in bail for defending his family.
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After five months of hell, the second-degree murder charge was finally dropped by the Crown
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because they realized there was no reasonable chance of conviction.
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But it is outrageous that this man had to live through that hell
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when he should have been focused on recovering from the trauma of fighting off a dangerous criminal.
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And that is why conservatives are standing here today.
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Based on the principle that your home is your castle,
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we're calling on the government to introduce and immediately pass the Stand on Guard law.
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Failing which, one of our party's MPs will put forward such a bill.
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It will amend Section 34.2 of the Criminal Code,
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which right now says that you can defend yourself based on nine very complicated and vague conditions.
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Now look, if you're defending your house, you don't have time to think through nine different conditions.
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You have one condition, to protect yourself and your kids.
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And it is wrong for the law, for the police, and for judges to apply a complicated, indecipherable legal doctrine
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against you when you are only doing what is right.
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Our amendment, instead, will change Section 34.2 of the Criminal Code
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to say that the use of force, including lethal force,
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is presumed reasonable against an individual who unlawfully enters a house
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and poses a threat to the safety of anyone inside.
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The proposed amendment is reasonable and prudent.
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It applies only to the unlawful entry of a home and preserves proportionality.
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Simply put, it means you have the right to use force to defend your home and your family
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against someone who threatens you and who has entered illegally.
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This bill will also put Canada in line with other developed, civilized countries.
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Ireland, several Australian states, Spain, the United Kingdom, and some American states
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And it will make sure that Canadians are treated right for a change.
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We think that our role in this Parliament is to put forward good ideas.
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And so my message to Mr. Carney is steal our best ideas.
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Work with us. Let's get it done. Let's put our country first.
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Take our ideas so that we can reverse not only the crime and chaos liberals have caused,
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but let's also take these ideas to bring the cost of living, immigration, and unemployment down.
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Let's once again work together, all of us, from all parties,
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to make this a country where everyone who works hard gets a beautiful house