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Mélanie Joly

Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville 75 statements translated

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As industry minister, Joly defends support for steel, aluminum and auto workers hit by U.S. tariffs: $1.5 billion for affected businesses, a $5.2-billion steel package, procurement rules requiring Canadian steel in defence contracts, and legal action to hold Stelco’s owner to its commitments. She often ridicules questioners rather than their arguments — “I give my colleague 100% for following his leader’s instructions” — and promises like “we will provide more funding” often come without a date, measure or amount.Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

Average grade
B
76 / 100 over 70 statements
Signal 78 / 100
Relevance 65 / 100
Respect 99 / 100
Clarity 76 / 100
Loses points more than most for Mocking a person instead of answering their argument.3.5 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×3.5 A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.3.1 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×3.1 Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.1.8 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.8 Loses points less than most for A story that illustrates instead of making a point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Averaged over the 70 of 75 statements graded so far.

Statements 75

Oral Questions ·

Automotive Industry

In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“The Conservatives have a bad record on the auto industry, so I will not take advice from them. We are working with the company on the Brampton plant. If they do not build a new car there, we will take our money back.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will not take any lessons from the Conservatives, who presented an auto strategy that did not even include the auto parts sector, who let down the Ford engine plants across the country and across Ontario, the same as for the GM St. Catharines plant. Meanwhile, we are engaged with the company, but if it does not bring a new model back to Brampton, we will get our money back, period.

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“The Conservatives cannot lecture us about cars. Their own car plan left out Ontario's auto parts makers.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we will get no lessons from the Conservatives, who presented an auto strategy that did not even include the auto parts across Ontario. They were letting down— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“GM and Ford reached deals with their workers. Now Stellantis needs to get back to talks with its union. We want the Brampton workers back on the job and a car model made at that plant. We will always support our auto workers.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight good news on the part of GM. They were able to get to collective bargaining across this country. There is also good news for Ford, which was able to get to collective bargaining as well. Now, when it comes to Stellantis, the position of the government has always been clear: We need the Stellantis Brampton workers back on the job. We need a model back at Brampton. I have been in contact with Unifor, Stellantis, Doug Ford and Vic Fedeli from the Ontario government. We expect the parties to continue their collective bargaining and go back to the table. We will be there to defend our auto workers all the time.

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International Trade

In response to a question from Jason Groleau

“The opposition wants us to drop our tariffs and give up. We will not do that. The other country's tariffs are illegal and unfair, and they hurt Canadian businesses. We are going to keep fighting for our workers.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, on all of these issues, what my colleagues’ questions clearly show is that they really think the government’s strategy should be to drop the retaliatory tariffs, admit defeat, accept a bad deal or give up. Guess what? We are never going to give up, because these tariffs are illegal and unjustified, and they directly target the industrial base in my colleague’s riding of Beauce. We are going show up for our workers and businesses. In the meantime, we are going to fight.

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In response to a question from Kathy Borrelli

“I will not accept the member's proposal to drop our tariffs. Windsor is hurt the most by American tariffs. We need our own tariffs to defend auto, steel, and aluminum workers across Canada.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, if there is a city or a town in this country that is affected by the tariffs, it is clearly Windsor. If the colleague really understood what she was asking for, which would weaken the industrial base in Windsor, she would stop asking that question. The countertariffs are so important to make sure we fight back against the tariffs affecting the very auto workers in Windsor, the very steelworkers in the southwestern Ontario region and the aluminum workers in Quebec and B.C. We will make sure that we fight. We do not actually take that proposition as a good one because—

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In response to a question from Michael Guglielmin

“American tariffs hurt our steel and auto industries. We are putting our own tariffs on American goods to give us power in trade talks. We need to work together to fight these unfair tariffs.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I know my colleague well and I know where he comes from. There is indeed a very important auto sector that uses our Canadian steel. We also need to make sure that sector continues to be competitive, as well as the steel sector. These two sectors have been targeted by many of the American administration’s tariffs. Meanwhile, we are fighting against these tariffs because we know that at the end of the day, when we put countertariffs on the table, it helps us at the negotiating table. Canadians know that these times are tough, but we can help and work together to make sure that we fight against these unjustified tariffs.

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In response to a question from Scot Davidson

“We need to work together to protect our workers and businesses during this trade war with the United States. All members should tell businesses in their areas about the help available on Canada.ca.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, if my colleague has any example he can give regarding backdoor issues, we should work together. Let us make sure that there is true competition in this country and, meanwhile, that we protect our workers, particularly when it comes to American firms that are affecting our industrial base at a time of a trade war. Let us work together. Let us make sure at the same time that businesses across this country know about our supports. People should go on Canada.ca. We need to get the word out. Every single member of the House should be able to reach out to workers and businesses to make sure that we fight this trade war.

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In response to a question from Scot Davidson

“We are protecting aluminum jobs across the country during this trade war. Anyone hurt by the tariffs should visit Canada.ca to get help keeping their workers and businesses going.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we believe in the aluminum sector. We believe in the workers. That is why, over the course of the past few days, the colleague and I had the chance to work on specific businesses in his riding that needed support. We will continue to do that, because we need to protect jobs in his riding. We need to make sure that we protect jobs all across this country. That is why, at this point, anyone who is affected by the tariffs should please go on Canada.ca. We have support to keep their employees and operations going. We will build Canada strong while fighting this trade war.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Tanveer Shahnawaz

“Canada is a great place to invest. Last week, a meeting with foreign investors led to almost $500 billion in new investments for our businesses, workers, and infrastructure.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome my fantastic colleague to the House. In this rapidly changing world, investors are looking for new markets and stable partners, and last week made it clear that Canada is that place. The investment summit attracted investors from almost 30 countries, which manage more than $100 trillion in assets. We were able to showcase to them how much Canada has to offer. The investment summit also unleashed nearly $500 billion of new investments into Canadian businesses, workers and infrastructure.

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Small Business

In response to a question from Brad Vis

“We support small businesses. We created a tax break that lets companies write off the full cost of their investments in the first year. We also have help for businesses hurt by trade disputes, and I want to work with the member to help businesses in his area.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we are always there for small businesses, making sure that they can be competitive. That is why many of them will be able to benefit from the new mega deduction that was announced by the Prime Minister last week, which will help many companies expense 100% of their investment in year one, particularly those in the manufacturing sector. Meanwhile, we know that many small businesses are affected by the trade war. We have a lot of support for them. I would love to work with my colleague if that is the case in his riding. We need to make sure that we help these businesses.

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Rail Transportation

In response to a question from Jacques Gourde

“We want to build high-speed rail to create wealth and 51,000 jobs. It will connect major cities in Quebec and Ontario.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we are the party that wants to create wealth in Canada. In this tariff war, we must control what we can at home, given that we are in a world where we cannot control what lies beyond our borders. What we can control is how we build. High‑speed rail will allow us to create 51,000 jobs. We will be able to connect Quebec’s biggest cities, including Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Gatineau and Trois‑Rivières. We will also be able to connect to Ontario, to Toronto. In short, we will be able to do what the major countries and industrial powers of the world are doing. We are capable of building at home, and that is what we are doing.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“The Prime Minister is working with Canada's premiers to deal with the trade war. Even with this trade war, our economy added 88,000 jobs last month and we had our biggest trade surplus since January 2025.”

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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is a serious man who knows business and understands the economy. Right now he is working with all the first ministers, basically all the premiers of our provinces and territories, to make sure that we are dealing with the impacts of the trade war, which is never alluded to by the Leader of the Opposition. Notwithstanding this trade war, last month we were able to create 88,000 jobs across the country, particularly for young people and for women. Not only that, but we are also going through a trade surplus, the highest since January 2025, which was before the trade war.

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Steel and Aluminum Industry

In response to a question from Jason Groleau

“Our government is protecting Canadian steel workers and mills. We stopped unfair foreign trade, and we are giving money to help workers and businesses. I am ready to work with the member to fix any specific problem.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we are taking care of our people. That is why Quebeckers and Canadians trust us. The Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, the Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade and I work every day to protect people in the steel sector. Among other things, we have protected the steel sector by preventing all forms of dumping. If my colleague wishes to raise a particular issue, we are ready to work with him and with all steel producers in Canada because we have to protect our factories and steel mills. At the same time, we are providing funding to help our workers and our businesses.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Pierre Paul-Hus

“We are giving $1.5 billion to steel and aluminum businesses, and more money to the forestry industry. We are doing this to protect Canadian workers and companies from American tariffs.”

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    “We are in the midst of a trade war.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we are working with the Government of Quebec to help companies in Quebec and across the country that are affected by tariffs. That is why we recently announced $1.5 billion to support businesses in the steel and aluminum sectors that were affected by the White House’s new tariffs. At the same time, my colleague responsible for natural resources has just announced more funding for the forest products industry. We are in the midst of a ruthless tariff war, and we will protect our workers and our businesses.

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“Canada gained 88,000 new jobs in May, especially for young people and women. Companies are also creating hundreds of new jobs across the country.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we have great news. In May, there were 88,000 new jobs, led by jobs for young people. Young people are getting new jobs, and so are women across the country. We have other projects I can cite, and I am convinced that the Leader of the Opposition will rejoice. There are 300 new jobs with Hitachi in Varennes, Quebec. With Alstom, there are new jobs in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. There are also new jobs in Vancouver at Providence Health Care, 768 new jobs for that project. At Hanon Systems in Vaughan, there are 300 new jobs. I have dozens of examples like that.

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“The Leader of the Opposition is wrong that the economy is doing poorly. Our government has helped create thousands of new jobs across the country.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, to hear the Leader of the Opposition talk, it seems like he takes pleasure in the prospect of bad news. The reality is that there is plenty of good news. I am going to give him some. There are 200 new jobs at Tenaris in Sault Ste. Marie. We have just secured more than 300 jobs at Kruger in Trois-Rivières. We have also just secured 240 jobs at Kap Paper in northern Ontario. We have ensured that 400 new jobs will be created at Siemens Canada. The agreement we just signed with Saab and Bombardier for the GlobalEye represents 3,000 new jobs. I could keep going.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Gérard Deltell

“The new numbers show the economy is doing well. We helped create 88,000 jobs. Youth unemployment went down by almost 1% last month, not up. The Prime Minister also announced help with the cost of living today.”

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Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, I know that my colleague is passionate about the economy. We have had several conversations about it. I also know that he is a numbers guy and that he respects facts. The truth is that the figures are clear this morning. We helped create 88,000 new jobs. My colleague said that youth unemployment is up, but it is actually down. It dropped by nearly 1% in the past month. I can, of course, provide him with the most recent figures from Statistics Canada. I am sure he will read them. There is also good news when it comes to affordability. This morning, the Prime Minister made an important announcement—

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In response to a question from Garnett Genuis

“Our economy is growing and creating jobs, even with unfair U.S. tariffs. We created 147,000 jobs, including 88,000 last month.”

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Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, I have a lot of time and respect for my colleague, but the reality is that he did not read the news this morning. I think he took his notes from yesterday, and he is trying to keep the same narrative today. The reality is, indeed, we are in job-creation mode. Indeed, notwithstanding the trade war, which the Conservatives never acknowledge, that we are dealing with unjustified tariffs from the U.S., we were able to create 147,000 jobs in this country. Last month alone, it was 88,000. We are building the economy and building the country strong.

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Forestry Industry

In response to a question from Will Greaves

“Unfair American tariffs are hurting our forestry industry. We are working on a plan to give over $1 billion to support the sector and its workers.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Victoria for his important work. Indeed, a lot is happening in the forestry sector, which is a complete victim of the illegal and unjustifiable tariffs from the American administration. That is why the Minister of Natural Resources and I have been working on a plan to really support the sector. While the Minister of Natural Resources is in B.C. with his counterparts from the provinces and territories, we are working on liquidity support, more than $1 billion for the forestry sector. We will be there for the workers in the sector.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Gabriel Hardy

“We are supporting Quebec's aluminum workers during this tariff war. We are helping expand a major plant, and we invested another $100 million in cleaner technology to make Quebec's aluminum the greenest in the world.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, clearly my colleague was not with us on Friday when we were in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, not far from his riding, to support the employees of Rio Tinto and the entire aluminum sector, who are the victims of a ruthless tariff war. Surely my colleague is aware that we, together with the Premier of Quebec, made an incredible announcement for the aluminum sector: the expansion of the AP60 plant. Furthermore, we have invested an additional $100 million in the new Elysis technology, which will ensure that Quebec’s aluminum is the greenest in the world.

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