Gould frequently highlights issues and accomplishments related to her own riding of Burlington. She tends to present the Liberal government's actions and spending in a positive light, while dodging direct criticism of opposition parties. Gould focuses on the needs of workers and industries impacted by US tariffs, calling for government support and highlighting Liberal efforts to diversify trade.
“I want to highlight the problems U.S. tariffs are causing for workers in Quebec.”
“I want people to think our government is trying to build a strong economy. It's not about the companies. We visited a steel plant and talked to a worker. I want the government to get credit for her job. I want people to think we're doing all this for the workers.”
“Mr. Speaker, the government is doing all it can to protect Canadian industries. The U.S. President's decision is not something we want. Canada must do everything it can to ensure the section 232 tariffs are removed.”
“You say big businesses are taken care of, but I still worry about the small businesses in my riding. I want them to get help too. We announced half a billion dollars for them yesterday. Is that enough? Who knows. I guess we'll see if we need to spend even more later.”
“I represent a riding where steel and auto companies are really important. The US keeps raising its tariffs on our exports, and that's really hurting us. But our government is spending a lot of money to help these companies get through it. We're giving them billions of dollars and trying to help them export to other countries instead of just the US. I know the US is our most important trading partner, and a lot of our companies depend on exporting there. But we can't be too dependent on them, because they keep changing the rules on us. We need to be tougher and more independent so we can handle these shocks. We're still allies and friends with the US, but we need to know we can trust them to stick to the deals they sign. Until then, we can't let our companies be too exposed.”
“I don't like your dramatic language. You're exaggerating how bad this change is. We won the election so we get to make the rules now. If your party wins an election later, will you promise not to do the same thing we're doing?”
“You think our majority is unfair. But if your team had a majority, you'd use it exactly the same way.”
