“Canada added 88,000 jobs in May, mostly full-time work in the private sector. Since December 2024, Canada has added more jobs per person than the United States.”

“Madam Speaker, members will appreciate that this morning we woke up to some incredibly good news for Canadian workers: The Canadian economy added 88,000 jobs in May alone, mainly in the private sector and mainly in full-time work. Job growth in May was broad-based across all industries, but get this: Since December 2024, Canada has added more jobs per capita than the United States. We have incredibly good news from one coast of this country to another to another, and we are celebrating today for—”

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“Our economy created 99,000 new jobs for young people. The opposition keeps saying the economy is failing, but we are creating jobs for everyone.”

“Madam Speaker, I will pass by the obvious material in that question to focus on what is important, which is jobs, and jobs for youth. That member has spoken many times about the importance of creating good jobs for youth, and in fact 99,000 new jobs for youth is something to celebrate. In fact, Benjamin Reitzes from the BMO said that the solid May jobs report should silence the people who are talking down the Canadian economy. He said this “should silence the recession crowd.” I guess he is speaking about the member opposite. While those guys are running down Canadian opportunities, we are focused on creating jobs for everyone.”

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“Our economy is growing and creating jobs, even with unfair U.S. tariffs. We created 147,000 jobs, including 88,000 last month.”

“Madam Speaker, I have a lot of time and respect for my colleague, but the reality is that he did not read the news this morning. I think he took his notes from yesterday, and he is trying to keep the same narrative today. The reality is, indeed, we are in job-creation mode. Indeed, notwithstanding the trade war, which the Conservatives never acknowledge, that we are dealing with unjustified tariffs from the U.S., we were able to create 147,000 jobs in this country. Last month alone, it was 88,000. We are building the economy and building the country strong.”

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“We helped Canadian workers by adding 88,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate went down. Quebec now has the second lowest unemployment rate in the country, led by young people working in construction and manufacturing.”

“Madam Speaker, we are very proud of the results we delivered for Canadian workers this morning: 88,000 jobs were created in the month of May alone. The unemployment rate has dropped. For my colleague’s information, the unemployment rate in Quebec, which interests me and my colleague, who is from Quebec, is the second lowest of all the Canadian provinces. That result is driven by the construction and manufacturing sectors and led by young Quebeckers.”

“The new numbers show the economy is doing well. We helped create 88,000 jobs. Youth unemployment went down by almost 1% last month, not up. The Prime Minister also announced help with the cost of living today.”

“Madam Speaker, I know that my colleague is passionate about the economy. We have had several conversations about it. I also know that he is a numbers guy and that he respects facts. The truth is that the figures are clear this morning. We helped create 88,000 new jobs. My colleague said that youth unemployment is up, but it is actually down. It dropped by nearly 1% in the past month. I can, of course, provide him with the most recent figures from Statistics Canada. I am sure he will read them. There is also good news when it comes to affordability. This morning, the Prime Minister made an important announcement—”

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“Canada added 80,000 jobs recently, and fewer people are out of work. We are also investing billions of dollars in building projects like the Quebec City tramway, which will create 80,000 more jobs. The opposition MP for Quebec City wants to cut nearly $3 billion from this project.”

“Madam Speaker, I will reiterate what my colleagues said because it is important. Over the past few months, the Canadian economy has created 80,000 jobs. We are seeing a drop in the unemployment rate, especially in youth employment. That is good news for Canadians. I want to take this opportunity to say that we learned something else this week. We found out that the Government of Canada is going to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure, including in the Quebec City tramway. This is going to create more than 80,000 jobs. Those are 80,000 good jobs for our constituents. It is well known that the opposition MP for the Quebec City area has always opposed this project. He campaigned on a promise to cut nearly $3 billion in federal funding from the Quebec City tramway. That is shameful.”

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