“You should say sorry for laughing.”
What they said. What they meant.
Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.
Recent debates
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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
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Housing
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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
A bill to implement the government's spring economic update, which involves more government spending. During discussion, the Liberals praised their affordability measures while the Conservatives criticized the growing debt and interest costs. The Bloc accused the government of ignoring the forestry industry. Much of the debate involved partisan attacks and talking points rather than substantive discussion of the bill's provisions.
“I don't like your policy. I want you to say it failed regular people in your riding.”
“It's not fair that the rich have more money. The government should take it and spend it on my programs instead.”
“The government should spend more money on my favorite housing program. It will fix the problem.”
“I want more taxpayer money to go to public housing. The government shouldn't give incentives to the private sector.”
“The NDP should admit that many workers benefit from government money going to the private sector and oil companies.”
“That's not true. The NDP really does support workers. Other parties hurt workers, but not us. The Liberals only pretend to consult workers.”
“I'm going to talk a lot about my feelings of pride. I'm humble and proud at the same time. I went door to door and people talked about the cost of living. But my constituents know it's not our fault.”
“I want to call out the Liberals for not showing up to debate their own spending. Let's check if we even have quorum.”
“People in my riding are struggling. They need these programs. The government should spend money on these programs. I want the government to spend money in my riding.”
“I went door to door and people talked to me about the environment. Our party has done the most to protect the environment. We are proud. The government is spending money to help businesses. Canadians should give money to the government's fund. The government will do things with the money.”
“In 2015 Canada was doing well. Now the government is spending too much. Many people need help to buy food. The government will spend more on interest than on health care. By 2030, all the deficit will be from paying interest. This is bad. The government spent too much.”
“You say we spend too much. Child poverty is lower now. We are spending to help people. Why do you complain? Where would you cut spending? Tell me that.”
“I want you to say that people like us spending. Our spending is good. I want you to say that everyone likes it when we spend.”
“I will give you the answer we like: People love it when we spend lots of money! My voters all love our spending and think it helps them. Only we can spend money to fix everything. The other guys don't want to spend as much as us so they must be bad.”
“The other guys waste money. You should vote for us instead. We won't waste as much money as them. We are better with money.”
“I don't like that. You should vote for us instead. We will spend money to fix the problems we say exist. We are better at spending money than them.”
“I want to cut Bill C-69 and Bill C-48. They make it hard for Alberta oil to compete with foreign oil. I care about vulnerable people. The Liberals are spending too much. Interest payments on the debt will be huge. C.S. Lewis said going back is sometimes progress. We need a plan to balance the budget and help everyone.”
“I want to cheer for our high spending. The IMF says it's fine. Investment is spending. I think Canadians like the government spending a lot.”
“Our party balanced the budget in 2015. But now 11 years later the budget is not balanced. That's bad. I think it's very bad.”