“Investing in oil and gas is a bad idea. The world is moving to renewables. I want Canada to stop helping oil and gas companies.”
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Recent debates
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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
57 statements
Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
19 statements
Arab Heritage Month Act
5 statements
The Economy
15 statements
Government Priorities
2 statements
Government Priorities
2 statements
Housing
12 statements
The Environment
2 statements
Government Orders
Business of Supply
A wide-ranging bill to implement the Spring 2026 Economic Update, touching on everything from tax deductions for tradespeople to aviation fuel taxes to beer excise duty rates. In 5 hours of debate, MPs mostly grilled the Finance Minister on unrelated topics like ride-sharing regulation, StatsCan data collection, and election promises from 2015. Some substantive questions were asked about domestic investment levels and the bill's housing provisions, but mostly talk went in circles without many direct answers.
“You're doing a good job. But our economy has problems. Oligopolies are dominating some sectors. That's reducing competitiveness. And we export too many raw materials. That doesn't add value. How can Canada improve productivity? Point to measures in the budget that would actually make a difference.”
“Market intervention and incentives haven't worked before. But maybe we should try them again. Let's make businesses do what I want. I want more processing in Canada.”
“I want the government to spend $25 billion to start a new fund. I don't like that most Canada pension plan investments go to other countries. I want more of that money to stay in Canada instead.”