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This was question period on the eve of a federal budget titled “Masters of Our Destiny.” Bloc Québécois members asked whether the government would repay money Quebec says it is owed for asylum seeker costs, raise health transfers by 6% annually, and spend Quebecers’ tax dollars on Quebec priorities such as housing and culture instead of pipelines, airport sales, or concessions to the United States. Liberals answered by pointing to hydroelectric projects like Churchill Falls, the Davie shipyard contract, infrastructure spending, and federal programs such as the Canada child benefit and dental care, and invited the Bloc to support them. Conservative Michael Chong repeatedly asked whether the budget would meet targets to lower the deficit and debt, citing economists’ warnings about fiscal complacency and rising interest payments; Liberal Wayne Long replied that budget 2026 would be tabled the next day and would build a strong, diversified economy while helping people with cost of living.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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