Rail Transportation

In question period, the topic of a roughly $90-billion rail project came up. Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis said families in her riding are struggling with the cost of groceries and gas, questioned spending that much on a train line in an area that already has transportation options, and asked which Liberal insiders would profit from it. Liberal ministers Wayne Long and Patty Hajdu responded by criticizing Conservative media appearances, pointing to trade deals, tax cuts, the dental care plan and child care savings, and saying the Conservatives voted against those measures. No further details of the rail project were discussed in the sampled exchanges.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Leslyn Lewis, Haldimand—Norfolk

Conservative
“Life is getting too expensive for families because of government spending and taxes. How can the government justify spending $90 billion on a train project in an area that already has plenty of transportation?”
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians were promised that life would become more affordable if they trusted the Liberal government. Instead, families are falling further behind as the cost of everything keeps rising. After years of reckless spending, inflation, debt and more taxes, the Liberal Prime Minister is proving more costly than Justin Trudeau. How does the Liberal government justify spending $90 billion, which is more than its entire deficit, on the Alto rail boondoggle in a transportation corridor that is already the most heavily serviced in Canada?

Leslyn Lewis, Haldimand—Norfolk

Conservative
“People in my riding are struggling to afford food and gas. The government should not spend $90 billion on a train line most people will not use. I want to know which Liberal insider will profit from it.”
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Mr. Speaker, I am hearing from desperate Canadians who are frustrated that the Liberal government prioritizes wasteful projects over the needs of families. In Haldimand—Norfolk, people are crushed by the cost of gas and basic necessities and the price of groceries, and they are choosing to pay their bills rather than putting food on the table. Now the government wants to spend $90 billion on a rail line that most people will never use, while Canadians are lining up at food banks just to survive. Which Liberal insider stands to profit from this tax—

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