What they said. What they meant.

“You said we should cheer for your small tax changes. I want to remind everyone that you used to attack us for those same ideas. You were wrong then and only changed your mind because people agreed with us and you wanted to look good. Your gas tax change was very small. I want to talk about a long time ago when you said something different.”

“It's too bad the government won't work with us opposition parties. We should be more important! I'm going to mock them instead.”

“The government spends too much. They treat taxpayers like a piggy bank. High debt means we can't afford services.”

“A government that lives beyond its means has to pay eventually. This means more debt, more deficits, and more interest payments. Interest payments take up revenue and are a burden. The government promised it wouldn't do this in 2015, but broke that promise.”

“This bill does little to improve life for Canadians. It only gives temporary relief from high gas prices for a few months. After that, the high prices come back. It does not fix the real causes of high costs. It's just a distraction while the government avoids making hard choices. We need to permanently remove all federal taxes on fuel. That would give real savings to families, truckers, and farmers. But the government keeps spending and going into debt. This increases costs for everyone. High fuel costs and red tape are hurting family farms. The government should live within its means, like regular families do. We need to get rid of the carbon tax, cut waste, remove barriers to building homes, and develop our natural resources responsibly. This would create jobs and lower energy prices. The government should not keep spending recklessly. Canadians deserve to keep more of their own money. We need real economic growth and opportunities for everyone. This bill fails to deliver that.”

“You're changing the subject because you don't want to admit my government's carbon tax and red tape are making food more expensive. I want less government so farmers can feed us for less.”

“You say you want homes to be built. I've talked to people in the home building industry. They tell me too many fees and rules make it hard to build. It costs too much. Cut taxes and rules. Then more homes could be built. People could afford them.”

“I say this government isn't really helping. It pretends to care. It pretends to make things affordable. But my voters don't feel helped. I bet yours don't either. It's all smoke and mirrors.”

“I'm filling time with stories because it makes my party look good. I want the government to spend less money and make things cheaper. My voters want that. I want to look like I'm fighting for them.”

“You caused this problem. Now you want credit for fixing it. That's like an arsonist getting to put out their own fire. Stop pretending to be the hero. Let someone else fix it.”

“I think the other guy's speech was bad. He talked about rights. I don't think he is doing a good job. Many people have problems. He should open his office. He hasn't opened his office yet. That's bad.”

“I'm just here to interrupt with a technical problem. Nothing to see here.”

“I want to criticize the government's economic update. They keep announcing things and spending money, but not accomplishing much. They talk about fiscal discipline, but there is no fiscal discipline. The deficit is still $67 billion, and the debt is $1.4 trillion, but we're actually borrowing almost $2 trillion. The economy is not growing as fast as the US. We need to have a level playing field and transparent rules for investment. The government should take some ideas from us, like spending more on defence and actually getting things done quickly.”

“You say you're signing a lot of trade deals, but we need to actually pass them and see them work. Show us real results. You know we have a trade problem with the U.S. right now, and it's urgent. I don't care how hard you say you're working -- prove it.”

“The government is losing Canadian jobs to the U.S. The government should fix this. I want the government to tell me how they'll measure success and keep jobs in Canada.”

“I don't care about the program. What about jobs? People in my riding are worried. I want the government to make sure there are jobs after training.”

“The government caused the electricity problem. They're spending money without fixing it. I want them to make a real solution that creates jobs.”

“I want Canadians to know the Liberal government is spending too much. People are struggling and the government is making it worse. We need a better plan to make Canada strong again.”

“You're wrong. The government is out of touch. They don't know how things work. The carbon tax makes things cost more, but they won't admit it. This new fund they want will just put us deeper into debt.”

“People have too much debt. Houses cost too much. Food banks are busy. Seniors and families are struggling. But the other party keeps saying life is getting better and more affordable. I don't think that's true. Why are people having a harder time if they say everything is great?”