Joël Lightbound

“Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is budget day, and Quebec’s finance minister, Nicolas Marceau, has outlined his expectations. He is calling on the federal government to finally pay back the debt it has owed Quebec since 2024 for costs related to taking in asylum seekers. Quebec is also calling for an increase in health transfers, as the Liberals are about to cut the growth rate from 5% to 3% beginning in 2028. That rate needs to be locked in at 6% annually for a minimum of five years. Will the government listen to these two reasonable demands from Quebec?”