“I want to cheer nice things that make us sound good. I'm ignoring the actual thing you said. Instead look over here at these shiny positives. We claim good spending is good. Workers like us. We are helping young people in one riding! We really want to spend more money. That is our big answer.”
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Oral Questions
Youth
The Conservatives raised concerns about high youth unemployment, unaffordable housing and groceries, and the growing national debt under the Liberal government. The Liberals responded by touting their infrastructure spending, support programs, and Canada's strong fiscal position compared to other G7 nations. The Liberals urged Conservatives to support their spring economic update and child care initiatives, while the Conservatives argued the current programs aren't working and offered their own proposals to help struggling youth and young families.
“I want Canadians to think the Conservatives are bad. The Conservatives didn't vote for my spending programs. I think my programs help people. The Conservatives should make a list of what they would cut.”
“I went to a school. We want to make 100,000 jobs for young Canadians. The other side should vote yes to spend $6 billion on training. We want to build affordable housing. If we spend this money it will make Canada strong.”
“You say Liberals are bad for youth. But Liberals made a project with jobs. Lots of jobs. You voted against it. I think that's bad for youth.”
“This government is spending a lot of money. That makes them look good. They visited a university program once. All those graduates have jobs now. The government thinks they should get all the credit. The government says nice things about some tech companies. But they don't say how much all this costs taxpayers.”
“The IMF says our spending is good. Rating agencies say our spending is good. You want people to not get child benefit money. You want people to not get daycare money. You want people to not get school food money. You want people to pay for those. Government should make sure Canadians can have those things. Our programs do that.”
“I don't like the proposals you suggested. I think my party's child care program is good. I want you to stop criticizing and vote for our programs. Our programs are big and helpful for families.”