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Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2

A massive bill to implement parts of the federal budget. It contains dozens of changes to tax law and other areas, like increasing CMHC's limit for mortgage guarantees and hiking maximum fines under the Bankruptcy Act. MPs spent time arguing over procedure for debating the bill itself, rather than actually discussing its contents.

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Hon. Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“I'm filling time. I want the government to control how long we debate a bill I like.”
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