Discussion · Government Orders
Jeremy Patzer Conservative
“The government claims it is spending less, but its tax revenue went up by $130 billion between 2020 and 2025. Canadians got more debt, and they do not know what they got for all that extra money.”
“Mr. Speaker, I do not even know what to begin to say about the member’s speech, but let us just look at some basic numbers here. The Government of Canada’s own data shows that, in 2020, it had $284 billion in tax revenue. In 2025, it was $417 billion in tax revenue. The government’s favourite line is to say that it is spending less so that it can invest more. However, $130 billion more in tax revenue is coming into the government than it did in 2020, yet Canadians are wondering what on earth they got for the $130 billion, plus the extra debt that is tacked on top of that.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I do not even know what to begin to say about the member’s speech, but let us just look at some basic numbers here. The Government of Canada’s own data shows that, in 2020, it had $284 billion in tax revenue. In 2025, it was $417 billion in tax revenue. The government’s favourite line is to say that it is spending less so that it can invest more. However, $130 billion more in tax revenue is coming into the government than it did in 2020, yet Canadians are wondering what on earth they got for the $130 billion, plus the extra debt that is tacked on top of that.