A spring 2026 economic update bill with a smorgasbord of tax code tweaks. Some elements are mandates on tax filing and worker programs, others aim to make housing cheaper. Most discussion revolved around Liberal MPs lauding their economic record and slamming the Conservatives'. The actual bill got barely a mention after the opening statement.
“You said the government is halving the excise tax rate, but really you're just halving the size of the increase. The tax is still going up, just not by as much. Don't try to trick Canadians. Tell the truth - is the tax now going to be as low as it was back in 2017 before you started hiking it up every year?”
“Milton Friedman said spending other people's money is the worst because you aren't careful. The government spent $200 million on a spaceport. Now they want $25 billion more. I bet you're not investing your own money in things like that.”
“I want to complain about the budget. I think it has too much debt and spending. The government should spend less money. I want the government to build pipelines and highways, not a wealth fund or other projects. The government is doing it wrong.”
“I want to call out slippery accounting. They talk about a 10% debt-to-GDP ratio but that's trickery. It pretends we could use the entire Canada pension plan to pay off debts. I want to criticize the Liberals for being in office for 11 years and not building the port of Montreal like they promised in 2015.”
“Madam Speaker, I only had 10 minutes. I am glad I got the chance to speak. The tariffs are bad. The government said they had the answers but they don't. They promised a deal by last July but it didn't happen. There is no progress. I don't know what the Liberals' plan is. They seem to think slogans will solve the problem.”
“Madam Speaker, our economy is still worse off under this government compared to when we left it under past prime ministers in 2015. I don't like pointing that out. You're just clinging onto that one AAA credit rating to measure yourself. I think other measurements show that the economy is still bad under this government.”
“The Liberal government wasted $55 million taxpayer dollars on a failed molten-salt reactor project in New Brunswick. It went bankrupt and sold for only $11 million. The government is terrible at investing. They throw money at their schemes and taxpayers never get a return.”
“The other party wants to spend $81 billion. They say nice things about skilled trades but they're mortgaging young peoples' future. I want the other party to start being responsible with money. Where will young people work if companies leave Canada?”
