Discussion · Oral Questions
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
“The government is repeating slogans that are false instead of answering the question. Canada has the only recession in the G7, business investment fell for the fifth quarter in a row, and the deficit doubled.”
“Mr. Speaker, instead of standing and answering the question, the Liberal Prime Minister has his finance minister not just state slogan after slogan, but slogans that are exactly false. One of their slogans is: The fastest-growing economy in the G7. He has the only recession in the G7. The other slogan is: more investment. Statistics Canada says business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline. Then he says that government spending is down. He has doubled the deficit. Why is it whenever the Liberals say something is up, it is down?”
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“The Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7.”
Said 10 times by 7 members since April 27.
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Mr. Speaker, instead of standing and answering the question, the Liberal Prime Minister has his finance minister not just state slogan after slogan, but slogans that are exactly false. One of their slogans is: The fastest-growing economy in the G7. He has the only recession in the G7. The other slogan is: more investment. Statistics Canada says business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline. Then he says that government spending is down. He has doubled the deficit. Why is it whenever the Liberals say something is up, it is down?