“You've caught them. The government really is just throwing gifts around randomly and calling it a rebate. The carbon tax was nonsense. They mostly got rid of it but they're still jacking up prices on the sly with a hidden version. And yes, I agree, they're incompetent and can't manage anything.”
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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.
“You think this Maritime Launch”
“That's bad. I don't like that. I think its very bad. The government shouldn't spend money on this until we know more.”
“I want the government to explain why this spaceport costs so much more than another one. Show us it's a good use of taxpayer money. Canada already spends too much and our debt is too high.”
“I'm filling time repeating what I just did instead of making a new point. I'm sad the other member attacked me back instead of answering how my party's expensive space plan helps Canada. That's all I'll say.”
“You're right, the Liberals take money from Quebec and from the West and then they play favorites in how they spend it. We agree the Liberals are the problem here. We should take their power to decide away.”
“I want $200 million more for Canada's aerospace industry. Why won't this government spend it? That money should go to Quebec.”
“I want to cheer for more aerospace spending in Quebec. But Liberals spent too much building a launch pad. Newfoundland built one for less. You wasted money that should go to my province instead.”
“Stay on topic! Talk about the launch pad project and the military's involvement.”
“You talk a lot but say nothing. I'm focused on one real thing: $200 million spent on an empty field. Do you really think our priority should be a space race? Or should we be thorough? Is the industry's future worth sending that money far away from where people already are?”
“The company the government injected money into was failing. It had huge losses and almost no revenue or cash. The government's $20 million let a shareholder cash out $1.8 million from shares that used to be worthless. The taxpayer just bailed out a company about to go bankrupt.”
“I want to attack this spaceport project. It looks like a suspicious use of taxpayer money. The company was on the verge of financial collapse. But the Liberal government gave it lots of taxpayer money anyway. The company has many connections to Liberal politicians and former staffers. I think this company got money because of its Liberal connections. Not because it deserved the money. The project doesn't make practical sense. The government shouldn't have funded this.”
“I want to keep saying corruption because I think that benefits my party. I want to keep saying well-connected insiders because I think that benefits my party. I want to keep saying all this over and over because I think it makes us look good. I want more transparency and accountability because I think that benefits my party. I'm repeating my top lines.”
“I want to blame the government for causing problems for businesses. I want to be seen as supporting businesses in my riding. I want the government to get out of the way and let businesses flourish on their own. The government should create an environment for success, not create success itself.”
“I'm upset about job losses in my riding. I want to spend $200 million on a space launch site there instead of Nova Scotia. Maybe comparing it to famous Cape Canaveral will help justify that.”
“I'm not impressed by the launch site. It's small compared to the famous American one. I want to keep criticizing this company for getting a lot of taxpayer dollars. I think the government is hiding something.”
“I'm outraged that the government signed a lease that costs taxpayers $20 million a year. I think a lot of Canadians agree with me that this is a bad deal. The government is not taking this seriously. I want the government to explain itself.”
“A site got picked in a Liberal riding. Lots of Liberals had their fingers in it. Even the Space Agency president says she was never asked about the site choice. The minister won't explain it to me directly. Instead he wants to waste time introducing me to astronauts for some reason. All this stinks of a financial scandal. The Conservatives will stand up against it.”
“I don't like that. You're doing the government's dirty work. That's bad. I'm not against aerospace. I'm against financial scandals. You're trying to defend it. That's bad. Good job doing your party's dirty work, but it looks bad on them. This is a scandal. We will stand up for our voters.”
“I like my colleague. This is sad. Our party asks questions but we don't get answers. Canadians watch us ask and they see the government doesn't answer. It makes Canadians cynical. This is a financial scandal.”