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A sprawling budget bill affecting many aspects of the government and economy. MPs discussed various topics including steel industry jobs, provincial jurisdiction, economic challenges, aerospace policy, the high cost of food, and military investments. Some also complained about limited debate time for such a large bill.
“That person, Joe, is sad. His traditional way of life is very good. It should keep going. I want to talk about that instead of this bill.”
“You say you ended the carbon tax. You're calling things clean that aren't. You give oil money. But you say everything's fine with climate change. I don't believe you. Where are your numbers? Prove it. The NDP woman who switched to your side -- is she pushing you for the real numbers too?”
“I want to look good. I'm going to talk a lot about transparency. I'll give an example of Environment Importance so you'll like me. Also, don't forget -- I'm pushing for that windmill project in my riding!”
“The Liberals keep spending money we don't have. Debt and interest will keep growing. The government avoids real change. They just want more power to go around their own rules. Conservatives will see if the Liberals keep avoiding accountability.”
“I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my riding. I want it to make me look in touch.”
“I think the Liberals keep spending and spending. They never stop spending. Big spending didn't work before. It won't work now. You can't just keep spending and hope for the best.”
“Madam Speaker, the government is not fixing our problems with the United States. Our problems are bad because of President Trump. The government acts like it is helping Canada's economy. Its record does not show that we are on the right track. I want to know if this worries Saskatchewan too.”
“Madam Speaker, I am worried because the government created an economic mess and now it wants us to think it has the solutions. The government keeps introducing the same failed policies that got us here in the first place. I don't see that changing, and it concerns me.”
“All this interest on the debt means less money for other things. The government is spending $50 billion just on interest. That money doesn't do anything good. It won't make jobs or infrastructure or help people. But Canadians will have to pay for it anyway, even future generations. What does my fellow member think about these terrible long-term costs?”
“This government is spending too much. If they don't stop, things will get worse. Canadians are already struggling. But the Liberals keep spending and think somehow it will get better. That won't happen. It will keep happening unless the Liberals stop their spending.”
“I'm going to talk a lot about how bad the Liberals are with money. They've been in power a long time and things are worse, not better. They say more deficit spending will fix everything. It never does. Lots of Canadians need food banks now. The Liberals won't admit any of this. They just spend more and ignore questions. They need to stop.”
“I'm going to talk a lot about all the nice things in this budget. Maybe if I list enough of them, you'll forget that we're spending too much money. I want you to think about rebates and tax cuts and a port project, not the total price tag. And I definitely don't want to talk about time allocation, because that might make us look bad.”
“The Liberals promised to help Manitoba but they aren't spending any money on the one big project they talked about. I don't see a dollar figure for it. And they have six MPs from Manitoba - couldn't they come up with anything else? I want to say the Liberals are letting Manitoba down.”
“The budget didn't mention Trump's tariff increase. Those tariffs hurt Quebec the most. We want the government to subsidize wages. What do you want to do about it?”
“The Prime Minister said he would get a trade deal with America. But there's no deal. So the tariffs are hurting everyone. Especially Quebec. The government should take our plan. Our plan asks for no tariffs. The government should use our leverage against America. Then our products could enter tariff-free. Then we'd all be better off. The government should use our plan.”
“I want to criticize the government's treatment of veterans. I want the member to say veterans are unhappy. If veterans say bad things, that might make the government look bad.”
“Okay, I'll be honest. I'm bringing up this office in Brandon to make the Liberals look bad. It doesn't matter if my party closed it first. I want to use it to score points against them. They criticized us for closing it temporarily, but now they've closed it permanently. I want to point out their hypocrisy.”
“I don't trust this new Defence Investment Agency. It has too much power to spend money without oversight. The Liberals keep announcing plans but never follow through. This agency could become another slush fund for Liberal friends. The bill lets the agency spend up to $1 billion without checks and get around competitive bidding. We should be spending on actual defence needs, not more ways to enrich insiders. I'm worried this is more of the same corruption and waste.”
“You said something wrong about Veterans Affairs. You know that's not true. Stop trying to make people angry with false information. The $4.2 billion is just an accounting thing, not a real cut. Veterans are getting the same benefits as before, just at a different price.”