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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act

A massive bill to implement the federal budget. It touches everything from taxes to banking to food safety to the Canada Pension Plan. In debate, MPs spent time making partisan jabs, talking about their ridings, and discussing things only vaguely related to the bill, like the IMF and U.S. relations, rather than the bill's actual contents.

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Elizabeth May

Green
“The bill doesn't do much for climate. I want to call out the Prime Minister for backing off our climate commitments. Is he giving up on our targets?”
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Elizabeth May

Green
“I think the Liberals' proposed wealth fund is different from other countries' funds, like Norway's. The Norwegian fund was based on a plan to save oil revenue for the future, but the Liberal fund doesn't do that. What do you think about that?”
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