“I want to change the subject.”
What they said. What they meant.
Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.
Recent debates
8 latest topics
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.
“I want the government to let civil servants work from home. It saves money and makes them happy. Why are Liberals doing this?”
“Does the minister think oil companies might be keeping some of that tax cut for themselves? Because if it was all passed on to drivers, our gas prices should be 10¢ lower.”
“I want the government to take money away from oil companies because they are making too much profit.”
“Privatizing airports is bad. Costs went up in the U.K. and service went down. Foreign governments own parts of Heathrow now. I want the government to review the risks of foreign entities owning our infrastructure.”
“I want to know if you think selling off airports will make them better.”
“I want you to admit this will make flights cost more.”
“The government made a big promise but didn't do it. I want the minister to explain why they broke their word.”
“You didn't answer. I'll ask again. Tell us if the government will really end pharmacare in 2029.”
“The government isn't delivering on their housing promise. They said they would double the housing construction rate, but the numbers show they're barely doing a fraction of that. The Minister needs to explain this massive failure.”
“You're planning to spend an insane amount on the military. $159 billion a year! How are you going to pay for that?”
“You say you're protecting Canada, but you're cutting $60 billion from programs. You're even cutting over $2 billion from indigenous programs. What will happen to the communities that need that money?”
“You're letting companies spy on people and charge them more instead of banning it during a crisis.”