“Why should Canadians have to sacrifice while the Prime Minister and his friends spend taxpayer money on fancy meals?”
What they said. What they meant.
Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.
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During question period, the Conservatives pressed the government on Canada being the only G7 country in a recession according to a Statistics Canada report, and criticized the high cost of living. The Liberals disputed that Canada is in a recession, pointed to their tax cuts and grocery benefit to help with affordability, and blamed global economic headwinds and US tariffs for economic challenges. Much of the discussion consisted of partisan rhetoric and arguing over economic definitions and statistics rather than substantive policy debate.
“I'm filling time by talking vaguely about having a plan. I hope the people of Portneuf believe me and ignore the Conservatives.”
“We want the government to take meaningful action to improve quality of life. Seniors are struggling to afford food. Young people are giving up on home ownership. The Prime Minister asked for sacrifices while enjoying luxuries himself.”
“We are the good guys. We will give more money to middle class Canadians. We will build homes. The Conservatives are the bad guys and they are hurting Canada.”
“I say the other party is bad because the economy is bad and people are having trouble affording food. I want you to think about the Prime Minister spending a lot of money on food for himself.”
“I want to argue that Canada isn't in a recession even if there are reasons it might look that way. I could throw around numbers to support that, but I won't, because the real message I want to push is that it's all because of some external trade stuff and a conflict overseas, not anything we did. But don't worry, we've got this.”
“You're wrong. Statistics Canada says we're the only G7 country in a recession. All the G7 countries face the same problems, but Canada's doing the worst. How can you stand there and say the opposite of the truth? Canadians are tired of these lies.”
“I'm going to fuss about the rules to avoid answering the question.”
“I want to repeat myself so it sinks in: there's no recession. The real problem is trade with the U.S. We have a plan for that.”