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Leslie Church

Liberal Toronto—St. Paul's 64 statements translated

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Church defends the government’s affordability and labour agenda — the groceries and essentials benefit, $6 billion to recruit 100,000 trades workers, and Bill C-39’s changes to collective bargaining — and backs the Safe Social Media Act to protect children online. She makes promises with no date, measure or named actor — “We are building a strong economy that benefits all Canadians” — though she does back claims with figures.Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

Average grade
B
78 / 100 over 54 statements
Signal 80 / 100
Relevance 67 / 100
Respect 100 / 100
Clarity 82 / 100
Loses points more than most for A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.2.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.7 Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.1.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.7 Loses points less than most for A remark off to the side of the point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Thanks and tributes.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Averaged over the 54 of 64 statements graded so far.

Statements 64

Oral Questions ·

Public Services and Procurement

In response to a question from Mario Simard

“We are being open about this project. We have spent 1.8 billion dollars out of our 4.8-billion-dollar budget. We finished modernizing old age security under budget, using only 633 million of the 674 million dollars set aside for it. The budget changes because updating a 60-year-old system is big and complicated.”

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Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, we have been very open and clear about this project. I will be clear. On a total budget of $4.8 billion, $1.8 billion has been invested. In fact, the modernization of old age security was delivered under budget. Of the $674 million allocated for this phase, only $633 million was required, reflecting strong project oversight and effective cost management. As the project evolves, so does the budget, reflecting the scale and complexity of modernizing a 60‑year‑old, obsolete system. This has been transparently communicated—

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Finance

In response to a question from Carol Anstey

“Our government gave the House a responsible economic plan. Canada has the lowest debt and best job participation among the G7 countries. We also have strong economic growth and high investment. Growing the economy creates jobs and helps Canadian families.”

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    “Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7.”

    Said 14 times by 7 members since May 1.

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Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, fighting for Canadians means delivering a responsible economic plan, which is exactly what we did on Tuesday by delivering a copy to every member in the House. Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7. We have the lowest debt burden. We have the second-strongest GDP growth right now. We have the highest labour force participation in the G7. We have the highest per capita investment in the G7, more than double what is happening in the United States. Why does this matter for Canadian families? When we grow our economy, we create prosperity and we create jobs that are going to support Canadians now and into the—

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In response to a question from Carol Anstey

“The Conservatives vote against school food, dental care, cheaper child care, and money for groceries and kids. They should support these programs to help Canadians.”

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Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, let us take a look at the record of those across the aisle and of all the programs that the Conservatives continue to vote against. They are voting against a national school food program. They are voting against dental care for Canadians. They are voting against the groceries and essentials benefit that, in five weeks’ time, on June 5, is going to be putting dollars into the pockets of families right across Canada. These Conservatives vote against affordable child care. They vote against the Canada child benefit. If the member wants to stand up to talk about making life more affordable for Canadians, she should come over here, get on board and vote for the programs that are supporting Canadians.

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Labour

In response to a question from Christine Normandin

“Use of the temporary foreign worker program is down by half this year and makes up under one percent of our workforce. We are still committed to making sure employment insurance helps workers across the country.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would just like to make sure the member opposite knows that our temporary foreign worker program use is down 50% in 2025 and makes up less than 1% of our workforce. In terms of ensuring that our EI program tackles the needs of all communities across the country, that is something that our government remains committed to, especially at a time when our EI program is so essential to Canadian workers right across the country.

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