What they said. What they meant.

“Do you actually agree that affordability is great, even though grocery prices are way up and millions of Canadians need food banks?”

“The auto sector is struggling. Many people are losing their jobs. I say this is because the US put tariffs on us, and because the Liberal government's approach didn't work. The finance minister was once in charge of industry. He agreed to spend up to $52 billion of Ontarians' money on electric vehicle subsidies, to make it look like Canada could build electric vehicle parts. He said that would be really good, but many projects didn't work. Now those jobs are gone. I want the minister to admit all that money didn't work.”

“You made big promises and gave away a lot of taxpayer money for electric vehicle projects. But a lot of those projects are now delayed, cancelled, or went bankrupt. The jobs and investments you promised didn't happen. I'm listing off all the failures and delays to make you look bad. Do you really think your electric vehicle supply chain plan is working out as promised?”

“The government spent hundreds of millions on electric cars. But all these companies say electric cars lose them money. GM lost $6 billion. Ford lost $20 billion. Stellantis lost $26 billion. The market doesn't want electric cars. Why does the government keep spending on them?”

“EVs are struggling in North America. They only sell with huge taxpayer subsidies. The Liberals are doubling down, promising billions more dollars. But this $2.3 billion EV subsidy won't help our struggling auto sector much. It will go to foreign-made vehicles instead, because Canada only makes one or two eligible models. So our auto sector loses jobs while we subsidize Donald Trump's auto sector. How can the Liberals justify that?”

“I don't like that the government is spending taxpayer money on electric vehicle subsidies that benefit other countries. The minister didn't answer my question about this. I think the government is having trouble with their electric vehicle strategy. I'm shocked that they are bringing in lots of Chinese electric vehicles even though we can't compete with China's subsidies. Our auto sector needs help.”

“I'm asking you to explain why the government signed a $200 million lease with Maritime Launch Services, and why the lease was backdated to April 1, 2025. It seems odd, and I want you to tell me what's going on.”

“You gave a company $20 million for nothing and wasted taxpayers' money. I want you to admit it was wrong.”

“You gave money to a company that was almost bankrupt. You backdated the lease to hide it. I think you bailed out Maritime Launch Services.”

“This spaceport deal smells fishy. Why are we in bed with a company about to go under?”

“You promised a lot. How much have you actually delivered?”

“The government is wasting money. This company gets millions from taxpayers for almost nothing. The Liberals are being scammed.”

“This company has no space record. They got free land. Now they sell it to taxpayers for huge profit. None of this makes sense.”

“I want you to say whether this is just to reward your friends.”

“You have friends on the inside. It must be why this shady company got your support.”

“You might be in a conflict of interest. I want you to say whether that's true.”

“Will you table the letter from September 2025 here and at the ethics committee on June 11?”

“I want you to admit there's a conflict. I'm going to put you on the spot.”

“You said there was a conflict. Show us the letter. Why didn't the ethics screen stop you from talking about Alto?”

“You said yourself you had a conflict. Did your screen really stop you talking about Alto in cabinet?”