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The Budget

The House debated the government’s budget, which members connected to the Building Canada Strong Act framework on project approvals, supply chains and labour rules, along with its spending measures. Liberals pointed to investments in housing, arts and culture, electric vehicle chargers and Indigenous reconciliation, saying spending is needed during a global crisis, and defended the federal role in health care as provinces hold primary responsibility. Conservatives opposed the budget, arguing it runs large deficits that future generations will pay, spends more on debt interest than health transfers, does not lower prices or cut red tape for small businesses, and includes a costly rail project; they also asked about tax support for the oil and gas sector. The NDP opposed the budget, saying it favours corporations and the wealthy over working people, does too little on affordable housing and health care, and spends heavily on a pipeline instead of climate action; the Green member raised the absence of a cost-benefit analysis for the pipeline. Bloc Québécois members criticized the shortfall in health care funding relative to rising costs and the size of the clean electricity investment.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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