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Question period exchanges on the economy, much of which turned into partisan back-and-forth about the parties’ leaders’ expenses. The Conservatives argued the Prime Minister spends too much public money on flights, food, and his office while families face economic strain, and said he should cut his own spending. The Liberals responded by criticizing the Conservative leader’s living arrangements and the taxpayer costs associated with his time at Stornoway and his byelection, saying they could not speak to his choices.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Melissa Lantsman

Conservative

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“The Prime Minister spends far too much public money on himself, his flights, and his office. When Canadian families are hurting because of the economy, he should cut his own spending.”
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Mr. Speaker, earlier today, the Liberals actually compared the salaries and offices and the economy-class flights of the Leader of the Opposition to the Prime Minister’s $835 on orange juice on one trip or the $3,800 he spent on chocolate mousse on a flight. That is on top of the $250 million he spends on his personal office. That is 30 times more than the Leader of the Opposition. While families are forced to tighten their belts because he is the only leader in the G20 that plunged us into a recession, should he not tighten his own?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“The Conservatives only changed their questions because we criticized their leader. He lived in official housing all summer while taxpayers spent $2 million to help him win his seat back. I cannot answer for his actions.”

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Mr. Speaker, we now have the answer to the question of what will get the Conservatives to change their script after 38 of the same question, which is to dare touch their dear leader, who squatted at Stornoway for an entire summer while Canadian taxpayers shelled out $2 million to get his sorry you-know-what back into the House of Commons. I cannot answer for all of this stuff from the Leader of the Opposition. Maybe they can.

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