“You should feel guilty. Your museum says you care about human rights. Now your government isn't giving us new anti-slavery laws. How can you accept that?”
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Main Estimates, 2026-27
A bill to implement parts of Budget 2025, including changes to tax rules, increased defence spending, and various other measures. During debate, while the Liberals highlighted positive economic indicators and the importance of investing in space and aerospace industries, the Conservatives, Bloc, and NDP raised concerns about wasteful spending, budget cuts to science and research, unethical corporate bailouts, fraud, and the government's circumventing of local input and legislative processes.
“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later. I'm just repeating applause lines: small businesses need help, the economy is threatened, my region needs me. I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my riding.”
“I think the government avoids questions. They just run out the clock. Why won't they answer us? People don't understand. I don't understand.”
“I want the Conservative to commit to ending subsidies for oil and gas companies. I want to draw attention to the fact that the Conservative leader has already agreed to this. I think it's a financial scandal that the government is giving money to these companies.”