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Business of Supply

A Conservative supply motion asking the House to condemn the government’s economic record and call for a change in economic policies, citing a recession, weak growth projections from the Parliamentary Budget Officer and banks, and missed fiscal targets. Conservatives argued Canada has the second-worst unemployment rate in the G7, that job losses and high food, fuel and housing costs are hurting Canadians, and that the government should step back and scrap laws that slow development. Liberals replied that banks and economists do not support the recession claim, pointed to a strong job market and to measures like the grocery rebate, and described government investments in members’ ridings. Bloc members questioned spending $34 billion on an oil pipeline while claiming climate leadership, criticized the Alto high-speed rail project’s cost and ridership estimates, and asked for the government’s trade negotiating plans. Part of the time went to procedural exchanges over an apology demanded from one member and to members describing local unemployment and cost-of-living conditions in their ridings.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Arielle Kayabaga

Liberal
“Canadians understand that recent years have been hard because of the pandemic and unfair tariffs. I want to know why the opposition member seems happy when Canadians are struggling.”
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, Canadians are not slow. They understand that transitions are tough. They understand the kinds of situations we have been in in the last couple of years, whether they were because of COVID or the unjustified tariffs that Canadians have experienced across the board. I am curious to know what the member opposite thinks Canadians think of him and his party when they see him get excited about Canadians not doing well.

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