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Gabriel Ste-Marie

Bloc Québécois on Business of Supply 2026-05-05

184 words · 11 sentences · 14 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to make it very clear, when we talk about these industries, that we have a Prime Minister who has been in the chair for a year. We understand the impact on these industries. That is the why we want to make sure that, for the workers in those industries that are so vulnerable, the Prime Minister, the government and all Liberal members of Parliament are going to have their backs. That is why we are providing the type of supports that are necessary. We recognize the impact that President Trump, the tariffs and trade issues are having on Canada. It is very real. It is tangible, which is why the Government of Canada is taking the actions necessary to protect those jobs. We believe in those workers. They are the best in the world. Would the member not agree with those comments?”

Statement grade

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Claims 96%Promise 4%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 152 wordsI am disappointed that the executive order seemed to catch the government off guard. Our leader asked the Prime Minister about it, ¹and the Prime Minister was not aware of it. The following week, he said that yes, the government was aware of it and that the economic update would provide a response.² The economic update talked about this executive order but offered no solutions.³ At the start of the week, the government came up with a solution that essentially consisted of loans that will not even be available to the smaller SMEs.⁴ SME organizations and representatives appeared in committee to ask us to help them by means other than loans, ⁵because they already have too much debt and they could not last until July with this kind of support. Yes, a verbal understanding was reached, ⁶but in fact, on the ground, in practical terms, this is not what we are seeing. Promise · 7 wordsThat is why we want to co-operate. Claims · 25 wordsWe are making suggestions. Yesterday, two ministers said that they were open to adjusting the program.⁷ We hope that will prove to be the case.

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AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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Signal · 100

Nothing lost points on Signal.

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Relevance · 100

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

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Claims · 7

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1“Our leader asked the Prime Minister about it”The Bloc Québécois leader asked the Prime Minister a question about the executive order in the House.search
2“he said that yes, the government was aware of it”The Prime Minister said the government was aware of the executive order and that the economic update would provide a response.search
3“The economic update talked about this executive order”The federal economic update addressed the executive order on tariffs.search
4“the government came up with a solution that essentially consisted of loans”At the start of that week the government announced a support measure for affected businesses consisting mainly of loans.search
5“SME organizations and representatives appeared in committee”Representatives of SME organizations testified before a parliamentary committee asking for support other than loans.search
6“a verbal understanding was reached”A verbal understanding was reached between Canada and the United States on the tariff issue.search
7“two ministers said that they were open to adjusting the program”Two government ministers said the day before the debate that they were open to adjusting the tariff support program.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20