“See, we're blowing a ton of money on all this stuff. But who's going to build it all? We need young warm bodies! And right now, not next decade. So we're gonna make it happen by throwing more money at training. Ta da!”
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A budget bill to spend billions more, including making excise tax cuts temporary instead of permanent. In debate, the Liberals defended the bill as helping with affordability while the Conservatives criticized the majority government for limiting debate and scrutiny of the bill. Other topics discussed included the deficit, seasonal workers, and excise tax inflation adjustments for alcohol.
“That's bad. I don't like that. I think it's very bad. When will you realize you're here to serve Canadians, not yourselves?”
“I want you to say the government understands Canadians' needs. Stop quoting us and do what we want. What Canadians need is for you to vote for our bill that throws money at affordability.”
“The Liberals talk about affordability. But we have a housing crisis. You've been in power for 10 years. You made a strategy in 2017 that didn't fix the crisis. Now you have a new program. But it will only build 26,000 houses. We need 690,000 houses. That's only 5% of what we need. The government can't do math or doesn't care. Do you really think that will fix housing affordability?”
“I want the Bloc to vote for my bill. My bill is about affordability. Housing is part of affordability. We will build more houses. That will help people. The Bloc should support the bill to help Quebeckers. Tell your voters this bill will help them. We must pass the bill now to help people.”
“The minister won't answer the question. He dodges every time. Is three hours really enough time to debate a budget bill? The minister must think so. He wants us to rush this bill through. The Liberals want less debate and more spending. I don't like that. We need a real answer from the minister.”
“I want to spend more money. The other guys don't like my answer. Too bad. I'll keep repeating it. I want the bill passed today. People demand action. That means spending money. I want to spend money. My bill spends money. I'm going to talk a lot so you can't pin me down. Let's spend money and call it a day.”
“I want more debate time. The minister wants to rush this bill. He's giving us talking points with no real answers. He likes debate but doesn't allow much time. He's not defending democracy like he claims. I want more time to talk about each part of the bill.”
“I want this member to say he will work on the bill in committee. I will be here to answer questions. But there is an urgent need to act. We need to give Canadians a helping hand. I know he likes to debate. But we need to act now.”
“I think this government doesn't listen or act. Auto workers in Oshawa have wanted action for over a year. The Prime Minister said he would get a deal. He didn't. So why trust him now? He says he's answering questions. But he's not. He was asked if three hours is enough. He won't answer. Three hours is just over three minutes per section. That's not enough to be held accountable.”
“I will not learn from Conservatives about helping auto workers. I always helped auto workers. We always helped auto workers. We help auto workers now. We will help auto workers in the future. We want the bill to go to committee. The world changes and Canadians need help. We should help Canadians when they need help.”
“The government says they want innovation. But the government cut money for innovation. The government put back some money for innovation. But the government is still cutting a little innovation money. Does any top innovation country cut science money?”
“This happened because of the top researchers and talent we attracted and supported here. Not because of anything else.”
“I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my riding. I want taxpayers to spend more money. More money for my program.”
“We will make this tax exemption permanent. People are cheering for us. I want the opposition to support our bill. Our bill will do big things for people and industries in Canada.”
“I want the government to debate our bill properly. The Liberals are not transparent. They shut down debates and go off camera. Even a reporter said they eroded transparency. Why are they afraid of scrutiny?”
“I thanked the reporter too. The member should be happy his voice can be heard in committee. I'll answer questions, but we must act for Canadians in time of need.”