“I want to hear what spending cuts the member suggests we make.”

“Mr. Speaker, as I just indicated to the member’s colleague, we are more than willing to hear what cuts the member opposite might propose, and we look forward to receiving his suggestions.”

“I want the member to show us the list of spending he thinks causes inflation. Does he think dental care, school lunches, or help for Quebec workers cause inflation?”

“Mr. Speaker, we are a bit puzzled over here. Is dental care an inflationary expense? Are school meal programs an inflationary expense? Is support for Quebec workers and industries that are feeling the pinch from the U.S. tariffs an inflationary expense? What exactly are these inflationary expenses? Where is the document that the member intends to table to provide a detailed list of the inflationary expenses he would like to debate here in the House?”

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“I want the member to say which of our spending programs causes inflation. Is it our support for children, school food, groceries, workers, or seniors?”

“Mr. Speaker, perhaps a multiple choice question would help the member. Is it the Canada child benefit? That is $6 billion. Is it Canada’s national school food program? That is $400 million. Is the Canada groceries and essentials benefit an inflationary expense? The Canada workers benefit is $3 billion. The old age security program is $7.5 billion. Which of those choices do the member and his leader see as inflationary spending?”

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“Canada has the strongest economy in the G7. I want the Conservatives to say what spending they want to cut. Do they want to cut dental care, child benefits, or military pay?”

“Mr. Speaker, I hold my colleague from Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata in high regard, but the International Monetary Fund is clear: Canada has the strongest fiscal position of any G7 country. Nevertheless, I find my colleague’s questions interesting. What do the Conservatives consider to be inflationary spending? Would it be, as their leader suggests, depriving 39,142 citizens in his constituency of the Canadian dental care plan, which saves them up to $1,200 a year on dental visits? Is it depriving the residents of his constituency of the $87 million received by 12,000 families through the Canada child benefit? Is it cutting the pay of men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces, as the Conservatives did for so many years? We would like to know.”