This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 14 wordsI will be sharing my time with my esteemed colleague from Richmond Hill South.Procedure Positioning · 32 wordsI rise today not to engage in petty politics, but to talk about something very simple that everyone in our regions understands well, except the Liberals, of course: respect for hard‑earned money.Positioning Anecdote · 46 wordsBack home in Beauce, money does not grow on trees. People earn their money early in the morning, with both hands in the dirt, behind a counter, at a construction site, or at a factory. When people earn it that way, they learn to respect it.AnecdoteOff point Procedure · 20 wordsIt is with that respect in mind that I will talk about Bill C-30 and the Liberal government’s economic snapshot.Procedure Claims · 27 wordsThe Liberals projected a $38‑billion deficit in budget 2025.1 For the current fiscal year, the Liberal Prime Minister is now projecting a $67‑billion deficit.2 Yes, $67 billion. Positioning · 12 wordsThat is a lot of money. That is not just pocket change.Positioning Claims · 16 wordsThe worst part is that he is projecting even bigger deficits in the years to come. Reasoning · 22 wordsDeficits can happen in a crisis. However, when they become a habit, Canadians have the right to ask a very simple question: Positioning · 5 wordsWhere are the Liberals’ results?Positioning Claims · 3 wordsThere are none. Reasoning · 19 wordsThe real issue is not just how much money is being spent, but what we are getting in return. Procedure · 4 wordsTake housing, for example.Procedure Claims · 111 wordsWhile people are struggling to find somewhere to live due to skyrocketing inflation in rents, the Liberals say they are going to create yet another layer of bureaucracy with Build Canada Homes and a budget of $13 billion.3 The results are modest. I am not the one saying that; it is the former parliamentary budget officer himself. According to his estimate, Build Canada Homes will help build 26,000 homes over five years.4 His conclusion is that this is a “modest” contribution. The Liberals are spending $13 billion on a modest contribution; meanwhile, young families are unable to get on the property ladder and young people are desperately searching for affordable housing. Positioning · 20 wordsCanadians do not want announcements; they want more homes. They want construction. They do not want words; they want action.Positioning Procedure · 22 wordsNow I will turn to another obscene expenditure that I still cannot wrap my head around: the spaceport in Canso, Nova Scotia.Procedure Claims · 60 wordsTo recap the situation one more time, a company is leasing this plot of land from the province for $13,500 a year.5 The Liberal government went to this company and offered to sublet the land from it for $20 million a year.6 It also decided it would be smart to sign a 10-year lease, for a total of $200 million.7 Positioning · 21 wordsThat is money down the drain. That is insane. Why? What is on this land that is costing us $200 million?Positioning Claims · 13 wordsThere is a 25-foot-by-35-foot concrete pad, two sea cans and a gravel road. Aside · 16 wordsI could build a dozen just like it with pleasure. I could do that, no problem.Aside Positioning · 17 wordsThe time will come when the Liberals will have to explain themselves to taxpayers. This is insane.Positioning Claims · 53 wordsWe have not received any answers. We have been here for over a year, and we are asking questions, but we are still not getting answers. Nevertheless, there were 13 meetings with the minister’s team, during which someone thought it would be a great idea to spend $200 million on a concrete pad.8 Procedure · 17 wordsNow let us talk about an issue that is close to my heart: the gun buyback program.Procedure Positioning · 5 wordsWhat a waste of money.Positioning Claims · 52 wordsAccording to the former parliamentary budget officer’s estimates, the compensation could cost nearly $800 million.9 That does not even include the program’s administrative costs. That is nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars to target law-abiding citizens first and foremost. Meanwhile, too many illegal weapons are crossing our borders and fuelling real crime. Positioning · 15 wordsThat is the real target. It takes courage, but the Liberals do not have it.Positioning Claims · 79 wordsThe problem is not the hunters in Saint-Georges or the sport shooters in Sainte-Marie, these proud people who obey the law. I have travelled all over Quebec and met with hundreds of hunters and thousands of sport shooters. These families feel they are being unfairly targeted. These are people who play by the rules, who complete the training, who obtain their licences, and who follow every law. Today, this government is treating them as if they are the problem. Positioning · 3 wordsThat is unfair.Positioning Promise · 22 wordsI can assure members of one thing: I have not finished my tour, and I will never give up on this issue.Vague promise Claims · 20 wordsAs everyone knows, I come from a region built by entrepreneurs, farmers and manufacturers who export all over North America.Unearned certainty Anecdote · 9 wordsBeauce is a beautiful region. I own businesses myself.AnecdoteOff point Reasoning · 20 wordsIn real life, when a person orders $100,000 worth of goods and only sells $60,000 worth, they lose their credit.14 Positioning · 13 wordsThat is exactly what the Liberals are doing with our children’s credit card.Positioning Reasoning · 22 wordsWhen a government cannot balance the books, it should make adjustments, admit its mistakes, start over and move forward for the people. Positioning · 11 wordsThe government should be there for Canadians, not for its cronies.Positioning Reasoning · 17 wordsA country’s wealth comes not from the government, but from businesses. It is businesses that create wealth. Claims · 52 wordsThey want to grow, hire people and conquer new markets, but they are coming up against endless red tape. The government is approving megaprojects that take years to come to fruition, but these are nothing more than announcements. Businesses have to deal with endless paperwork, which discourages even the best of them. Positioning · 7 wordsThis is a matter of economic survival.Positioning Reasoning · 20 wordsIf we do not address this now, our children will pay the price and their standard of living will suffer. Claims · 25 wordsThe Prime Minister talks about developing new markets. I agree with that. Everyone agrees. It will not pay off for 15 years, but we agree. Procedure · 10 wordsIn the meantime, we must never forget one fundamental reality.Procedure Claims · 23 wordsI just did an economic tour of Quebec with some of my colleagues. Our number one partner will always be the United States.15 Reasoning · 4 wordsThat is just geography. Claims · 57 wordsOur steel and aluminum companies are facing 50% tariffs.10 Since April 2, as I mentioned here in the House, the metal tariffs were originally set at 25%, 11but for a garage door, for example, the tariffs are now at 50% on the entire product.12 Our businesses cannot compete. They are not getting any support from this government. Positioning · 4 wordsIt is that simple.Positioning Procedure · 16 wordsLet us talk about other problems affecting my riding of Beauce and many regions across Quebec.Procedure Claims · 14 wordsOur unemployment rate is under 2.8%.13 We have no workers, no people to work. The ask · 17 wordsThe government must give us the tools we need to attract workers, produce goods and be competitive. Claims · 16 wordsThe one-size-fits-all approach that the Liberals in Ottawa are applying across the country is not working. The ask · 15 wordsWe need flexibility, smart thinking, tact, and a clear understanding of how to support businesses. Reasoning · 41 wordsWhen the Liberals spend money without getting results, it is not just numbers on a page. It means lost opportunities for our regions. Agriculture is not just an important economic sector. It is the cornerstone of food security in our regions. Aside · 11 wordsMy colleague here in the back could speak to that importance.Aside Claims · 45 wordsOur families in rural areas, thousands of producers, get up every morning to feed Canadians. However, there is not much for them in the budget. Our farmers feel abandoned. Production costs are skyrocketing. Just think about fuel, transportation, machinery, fertilizer, energy, and interest on loans. Positioning · 7 wordsWho can borrow at current interest rates?Positioning Claims · 10 wordsMeanwhile, consumers are paying the price at the grocery store. Procedure · 7 wordsTo conclude, I want to say this: ProcedureAnecdote · 60 wordsWhen I come here, I think of the families who work so hard every morning. They are struggling to put food on the table. They are struggling to find somewhere to live. I think of our local manufacturers who are watching their profit margins shrink. I think of the entrepreneurs who take risks, create jobs and keep our economy going.Anecdote Reasoning · 52 wordsThese people are not asking for the moon. They are asking for a government that understands them, that respects them, that manages their money as if it were its own. They are asking for a government that can boost productivity, get projects moving and actually deliver on them, not just announce them. The ask · 12 wordsWe must defend our workers and our businesses against the U.S. tariffs. Reasoning · 8 wordsCanadians deserve to have their money managed diligently.
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