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The Economy

Question Period focused on the economy and cost of living. Conservative members said Canada is in a recession, that many Canadians face food insecurity and cannot afford housing, and pointed to government spending, including on in-flight catering, as examples of waste; they asked the Prime Minister to change his policies. Liberal members responded that their policies focus on jobs, child care, dental care and support for vulnerable people, pointed to work on safety legislation and international trade issues, and criticized the Conservatives’ own economic plans. Some of the exchange centred on Saskatchewan, with a Liberal member citing growth in the province’s agricultural sector and a Conservative member listing cuts he attributed to that member.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Peter Fragiskatos

Liberal
“The member focuses on silly things like paper lids instead of real issues. Our Liberal policies focus on the economy, jobs, child care, and health care to build a better future for our kids.”

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Mr. Speaker, this member spent a half hour in a video going after Tim Hortons for converting to paper lids. Paper lids are her contribution to this discussion. She talks about Liberal policies. Liberal policies are squarely focused on the economy, on jobs, on youth, on child care, on dental care and on pharmacare. They are focused on making sure we have a prosperous environment and a prosperous society to give back to our kids.

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Sean Fraser

Liberal
“Conservatives are using people's problems for political gain instead of helping them. Our government is already passing laws to make our streets safer, stop hate, and protect victims. We can handle the economy and keep people safe at the same time.”

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Mr. Speaker, when my Conservative colleagues see a vulnerable Canadian, they see a political opportunity to exploit. We see people who we want to help. This question has been asked and answered. It has been fascinating to me, over the last number of weeks, how the Conservatives have completely dropped their focus on public safety in this country. Let me tell the House why. We have a legislative agenda that is going into effect. The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act is now law in Canada. Later today, we are going to vote on the combatting hate act, and by the end of the week, we are going to adopt the protecting victims act. We can balance the economic interests of the country, the needs of families and public safety at the same time. Let us not just focus on political opportunities.

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Buckley Belanger

Liberal
“Saskatchewan has doubled the value of its farm products over the last ten years without help from the Conservatives. Our government has supported Saskatchewan and will keep doing so.”

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Mr. Speaker, I just want to talk about agriculture for a moment. For the last 10 years, these folks have been here literally doing nothing. Back home in Saskatchewan, we have Saskatchewan’s back. In the last 10 years, it has doubled the value of the amount of all agricultural products without the federal Conservative caucus’s help. The government stood by Saskatchewan and will continue to have Saskatchewan’s back. In the meantime, the Conservatives can sit back for another 10 years. We have this.

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Buckley Belanger

Liberal
“Our government is building global partnerships and handling tough international trade issues. Canada cannot afford the Conservatives' economic plans, which make no sense.”

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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is methodically building a vast, exciting world partnership. This front bench is dealing with some very tough issues around trade wars and international conflicts. This caucus is doing the work to assist in every way possible. What the country cannot afford is the voodoo economic plan of the Conservatives. They make no sense. They have not made any sense in the last 10 years, and I doubt very much that we will see anything that makes sense over the next 10 years.

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