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2026-04-27 Sitting 111 Showing 1–1 of 1

A debate on government finances. The Conservative member used his statement to criticize the Prime Minister's travel spending, comparing it to abusing a rewards card.

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Branden Leslie

Conservative 2:15 p.m.

“I want government to remember taxpayers are the ones footing the bill. I want lower spending so debt interest doesn't eat up money for health care and infrastructure.”

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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister needs to understand that the public purse is not his personal travel rewards card. I know that he likes to fly but there are no Aeroplan points when the government spends billions of dollars that it does not have. There is no free checked bag for the next generation. There is no lounge access for taxpayers, and there is definitely no complimentary upgrade when the country is stuck at the back of the plane with a maxed-out credit card. Since taking office, the Prime Minister has added $90 billion in net new spending and the cost of running government is up 9% in under a year. The Liberals are now spending more to service our national debt than the government collects in the GST, or, as it should soon be called, the debt servicing tax. That should set off alarm bells for everyone in our country, and anyone who thinks this can continue should give their head a shake. When interest payments eat up more of the budget, there is less money for health care, defence and infrastructure. Canadians do not need a Prime Minister asking for a higher credit limit. They need a government that remembers that taxpayers are the ones footing the bill.

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