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Greg McLean

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

226 words · 12 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, when the Prime Minister was the governor of the Bank of England, he had a fancy for printing money. We know that the Trudeau government’s response to COVID was to print money. Some $600 billion of extra currency was printed in Canada. Now we are starting to see the effects of that through inflation. When we see the government trying to use creative accounting practices to cook the books in its favour, I am wondering if the member could explain a bit more the problems that it creates for Canadians, who are really struggling with the cost of living crisis, because opposite to what the government claims, affordability is the worst it has been in a generation.”

Statement grade

A+

Average 100 / 100

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Reasoning 44%Claims 56%

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Mr. Speaker, Reasoning · 22 wordsthe issue is that there is one pool of money in the world but a whole bunch of people dipping into it. Claims · 25 wordsAs I pointed out, in Canada we have federal government debt, we have provincial government debt, we have consumer debt and we have corporate debt.² Reasoning · 39 wordsAll of these are in the same debt pool, so when there is a risk, it all goes up. When it all goes up, inflation happens. Inflation is going to happen as far as the expenses go on interest, Claims · 55 wordsbut when the government excessively spends and runs huge deficits, it causes massive inflation in the economy, asset inflation in particular. One of the reasons we have what is called a K-shaped economy in Canada right now is that people who have assets have seen those assets inflate. People without those assets have gone without, Reasoning · 19 wordsso those people are waiting in line for a home that is going to take far longer to build. Claims · 40 wordsThey cannot enter the housing market for a much longer period of time, into their mid-thirties and forties now, when it used to be in their mid-twenties and early thirties.¹ This is a problem. This is the cause of inflation. Reasoning · 20 wordsThis is a result of governments spending too much and thinking that somebody down the road will pay the bill. Claims · 6 wordsThat is not going to happen.

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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

Nothing lost points on Relevance.

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

Nothing lost points on Clarity.

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Claims · 2

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1“into their mid-thirties and forties now, when it used to be in their mid-twenties and early thirties”In Canada, people now typically enter the housing market in their mid-thirties and forties, whereas before it was in their mid-twenties and early thirties.search
2“we have federal government debt, we have provincial government debt, we have consumer debt and we have corporate debt”Canada has federal government debt, provincial government debt, consumer debt and corporate debt.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29