What they said. What they meant.

Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.

Recent debates

8 latest topics

Oral Questions

Ethics

In the debate on Ethics, the Conservatives accused the Prime Minister of having a conflict of interest due to bonus payments from Brookfield, a company he used to run. The Liberals defended the Prime Minister, saying he put his assets in a blind trust and follows strict ethics rules.

Official Hansard ↗

Michael Barrett

Conservative
“I want the Prime Minister to sell his assets and adopt the committee's recommendations. That way Canadians can trust he is working for them, not for his own money.”
Our translation 74% shorter

Hon. Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“The Prime Minister followed the rules. I want to attack the other party's leader instead of saying more about our own.”
Our translation 81% shorter