“Canada is the only major economy in a recession, and our growth per person is the lowest in the G7. The Prime Minister's decisions caused this, and his excuses do not make sense.”

“Mr. Speaker, the government’s excuses for the Liberal recession kept changing. First, they said it was world factors. Then we pointed out that none of the other G20 countries are in a recession. Mexico, which shares a border with the U.S. and is fully integrated with the U.S. economy, is not in a recession. Only this country, under this Liberal Prime Minister, is in a recession. His explanation yesterday was, “We see some weakness, in part because of clear decisions by the government.” That at least is fair. He claims that we are not bringing enough immigration. If that is the case, why is it that Canada has the lowest per capita GDP growth of any G7 country?”

“The Prime Minister will not defend his record. His policies, heavy spending, and new government agencies have pushed Canada into a recession. I want him to explain why our economic growth per person is the lowest in the G7.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister cannot even get up and defend his economic record as it is so bad. Instead, he has one of his backbenchers explain that the Liberals are spending billions and billions of dollars on new bureaucracies they have set up. That is exactly why the economy is in a recession. It is because he has continued on with the same Liberal policies of the last 10 years: the same anti-development laws, the same expansion of bureaucracy, the same corporate welfare, 12 new government agencies, and Canadians paying the bill with higher and higher prices. We all know that Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. Can he explain why Canada has the lowest per capita GDP growth in the G7?”

“The Prime Minister is wrong when he says investment is up. Government data shows business investment has dropped for five quarters in a row. I want him to tell us if we are in a recession.”

“Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister really believed any of that, he would get up and say it himself. Instead, he states a few falsehoods and then goes into hiding; he cannot defend his own position. He is spreading false information when he says investment is up. Let me quote verbatim from Statistics Canada, the Liberals’ own government stats agency: “Business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline.” Does this meet the master economist’s definition of a technical recession, yes or no?”

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  Opposition question in Question Period

  Signal 42 of 100

  Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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“The Prime Minister cannot defend his economic record. His policies help a few rich people while everyday Canadians pay the price. Canada is in the only recession in the G20. I want him to tell us if this is a technical recession or a real one.”

“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister, but he continues to be unable to defend his own economic track record. This was supposed to be his great strength, but once again, we see the same thing every time he goes anywhere. He gets a fancy title and a tiny group of people get very rich, making everybody else poor. There is a small group who get handouts and favours, whether for space pads or $200,000 for meals in private jets, while the Canadian people end up paying the price with the only recession in the G20. Will he stand up today and tell us, are we in a technical recession or a real recession? Which is it?”

“Canada is the only major peer country in a recession, and the Prime Minister caused it. He cannot fix it if he will not admit it. Will he tell us if we are in a recession?”

“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister. This is supposed to be his great strength. Remember we were told he was a master economist. I guess he must have some sort of unique ability to be the only leader in the G7 to find a way to negotiate his economy into a recession. Every other one of the 19 countries has avoided a recession. Mexico, neighbours with the United States as well, has avoided a recession. It is because of the Liberal policies that he continues to implement and even accelerate that we find ourselves in this place. The problem is that the Prime Minister cannot get us out of a recession if he cannot first admit that we are in one. Will he stand today and tell us if we are in a recession?”

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  Opposition question in Question Period

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  This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “This is supposed to be his great strength”.

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