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Business of Supply

A Business of Supply debate in the House, in which opposition members used their time to discuss the state of the Canadian economy. Conservative members argued that Canada has fallen into a recession, citing shrinking GDP, high debt, weak business investment, food bank use and unaffordable housing, and called for lower taxes, faster project approvals, reduced spending and removal of what they described as taxes on food and fuel. Liberal members spoke about the government’s work with provinces, including on natural resources and western Canada, and raised other topics such as misinformation and Arctic funding. A Bloc Québécois member raised the impact of U.S. tariffs on Quebec’s forestry and aluminum sectors and asked why a forestry buyback plan had not moved forward. An NDP member raised the lack of public pharmacare coverage in Alberta. A substantial portion of the debate at the end went to farewell tributes to Jonathan Wilkinson, the Liberal member for North Vancouver—Capilano, who is leaving Parliament to become Canada’s ambassador to the European Union, with members from several parties thanking him for his work on the environment and clasimate issues.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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