Taylor often dodges questions by cheerleading for her party's spending programs, even when they're not directly relevant. She frequently brings up her riding and ties herself to any good news there, like funding announcements or popular causes. She speaks glowingly of her colleagues but offers little of substance on most policy issues.
“It is very important that we pass Bill C-16 as quickly as possible. Non-consensual intimate images can ruin lives and create chaos. We must do something to stop this.”
“I think it's important to understand the whole situation before laying charges. I met with people as a frontline worker and I want to recognize all the circumstances that lead to intimate partner violence.”
“I want you to know that I like my colleague and worked with victims and survivors. I think judges need flexibility and we need to tell victims there will be serious consequences for offenders.”
“I am saying nice things about a bill that spends more money and creates more laws, because it makes me feel good. I really want this bill to pass. It will put more people in jail for longer. I spent many years as a social worker and I saw many sad things. We need to spend more money to stop sad things.”
“I want to cheer for a program my party is already doing and change the subject to one of our wins. My riding's provincial government got to play a big role in spending more federal money on housing, so I get to take credit. Let's talk about how great I am instead of these other problems.”
“I'm filling time with kind words about the minister. Then I boast that we met some immigration targets. After I say nice things about immigrants. I finally get to the point: we are spending more money on processing asylum claims. I say this is good because it helps some people. Then I say we changed some rules to protect the system. I finish by asking the minister to talk about the immigration targets we already met.”
“A rich business owner in my riding died. Many people in my riding had jobs because of him. He also gave money to popular causes. People liked his hockey team. I want to be seen saying something nice now that he's dead.”
“I want the member to repeat good news about investment. I want him to say our government created the right conditions and that it's good for Canada.”
“I want Canadians to trust our government's economic plan. We are spending a lot of money on many things. We will build affordable housing and infrastructure. We will protect Canadians and secure our sovereignty. We will cut some costs and find savings to pay for it all. Our new Canada Strong fund will invest in strategic projects. We will train many new skilled trade workers. We will help students with more grants and loans. I want you to believe our spending is creating jobs and making Canada more competitive.”
“I'm dodging your point about taxes and high prices. Instead I'm preaching that our party created new spending programs. That must be good, right? I won't say directly whether I think those are working for you. I just want you to clap for our team.”
