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Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

Bill C-30, Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act · Motion on how the bill proceeds · now law Where it stands

This debate was on Bill C-30, the Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act, which includes tax changes such as a bigger Labour Mobility Deduction for tradespeople, a permanent capital gains exemption for sales to employee ownership trusts, temporary zero excise tax on gasoline and diesel, a two-year extension of caps on alcohol excise duties, and measures on employment insurance, CPP rates, greenhouse buildings, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s mandate. Liberals said the bill would make life more affordable and help tariff-hit industries, and urged quick passage, arguing the Conservatives were stalling in committee. Conservatives said the government is spending and borrowing too much, that the economy is in a recession, and that the bill does not help farmers, workers, or the steel industry, with trade with the United States left unaddressed. Bloc Québécois members questioned the CFIA mandate change on pesticide approvals and asked about the government’s environmental record, and part of the debate also went to the government’s use of time limits on debate and procedural exchanges about that.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Tamara Jansen

Conservative
“The government is spending borrowed money without getting results. Conservatives would lower costs, cut rules to speed up building homes and growing food, and stop wasteful federal spending.”

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Mr. Speaker, I would not agree that the Liberals were elected to make a whole bunch of announcements and get nothing done. Conservatives believe in the basic principle that government does not create prosperity by endlessly spending borrowed money. We would focus on getting costs down, removing barriers to investments, speeding up approvals, supporting the workers and businesses that actually build homes and grow food, and restoring discipline to federal spending. Canadians do not need more slogans, funds, agencies and strategies. They need a government that measures success by results: lower costs, more homes, stronger paycheques and a more competitive economy.

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Tamara Jansen

Conservative
“The government should not spend all of its extra money. It should use that money to lower the deficit or give tax relief, because families are still struggling with high costs.”

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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would say that there are many examples of where the Liberals have gone wrong in this budget. The PBO found that the government used most of the additional fiscal room for new policy priorities, leaving the deficit track substantially unchanged. In other words, when the government had some breathing room, it did not use that room to meaningfully lower the deficit or give taxpayers real relief. It used it to fund more spending. That is the pattern Canadians have seen for the last decade: more spending, announcements and promises. However, families are still struggling with groceries, housing, taxes and debt. Conservatives are saying that improved fiscal room should not be treated as permission to keep spending.

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Tamara Jansen

Conservative
“I support our amendment to let the committee keep studying this bill. The government is trying to cut off debate and avoid scrutiny on its spending plan. If the plan is good, ministers should be able to defend it.”

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Mr. Speaker, I actually want to talk about the fact that what we are opposing is a process that weakens accountability and a fiscal plan that seems to be planned out on the back of a napkin. Parliament exists to examine legislation, improve it and hold the government accountable for taxpayer dollars. That should not be controversial. The amendment moved by my Conservative colleague would allow committee work to continue and would remove the parts of the motion that cut off debate and scrutiny. That is a reasonable position. If the government’s legislation is strong, it should survive committee review. If its spending is justified, ministers should be able to defend it. If the plan is working, Canadians should be seeing results. Instead, Canadians are seeing higher costs, weak growth and more debt.

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