Pierre Paul-Hus

“Canada was safe before 2015. Since then, the Liberals have ruined the justice system and done nothing to fix it. They always reject our bills on public safety. I want the Liberals to stop talking and take real action.”

“Talk, talk and more talk, Mr. Speaker. Before 2015, public safety in Canada was fine. Since 2015, the Liberals have made a complete mess of the criminal justice system. Since 2015, they have been saying that they are going to fix it, but absolutely nothing has been done. Conservatives have introduced a number of private members’ bills to address public safety issues in Canada. The Liberals always say no. When will the Liberals stop wasting time on empty talk and start taking real action to protect public safety?”

“Canadians are paying more for housing, food, and travel because of government spending. The Conservative plan would save them money on homes, gas, groceries, and cars. The government should stop defending its taxes and help people save money instead.”

“Mr. Speaker, when I hear the Minister of Finance rhyme off numbers like that, I see how completely disconnected they are from reality. The everyday reality for Canadians is that, after years of Liberal spending, they are paying more for housing, food and transportation. The Conservative plan will save them money on housing, gas, groceries and Canadian-made cars. Why do the Liberals insist on defending their taxes and spending instead of helping Canadians save money?”

“Canadians are struggling with money, and businesses are leaving for the United States. This means Canada is losing jobs. The economy has stopped moving, and the government is ignoring it.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think that the Minister of Finance is out of touch with reality. What we see on the ground, what we have observed, is that this is not working at all. What is more, a poll shows that 60% of Canadians are anxious because they do not have enough money and do not know how things will turn out. Then there are our entrepreneurs. As I said when I asked the first question: they have stopped investing. Those who are already in the United States are sending all their business there. That means job losses in Canada. Where is the good news in all this? Everything has come to a standstill. Nothing is moving forward. Does the Prime Minister realize that?”

“Lac Saint-Charles gives drinking water to 300,000 people near Quebec City. Years ago, I asked for $200 million from the federal government to protect it, and the Liberals supported it. Now they have done nothing. I want the minister to explain why the government cancelled this money.”

“Mr. Speaker, Lac Saint-Charles provides drinking water to nearly 300,000 residents of the Quebec City region. Between 2019 and 2021, I proposed a $200-million federal investment to protect this resource, and that proposal was supported by the former minister, the current member for Québec Centre. Seven years on, nothing has been done. Can the Secretary of State for Nature explain why the Liberals have scrapped this crucial investment in protecting Lac Saint-Charles and Quebec City’s drinking water?”

“The Prime Minister spends an average of $70,000 on food and drinks for each trip. How can he defend spending this taxpayer money when food bank use is higher than ever?”

“Mr. Speaker, I think the tone I used was appropriate, considering how wasteful the party across the way has been all these years. I know that it must be hard for the Prime Minister to get used to life in the public service after having enjoyed the perks of working for a private company like Brookfield. However, it is important to understand that each trip costs an average of $70,000 in food and drink. That is not the cost of the plane, nor is it the cost of fuel; it is just the bill for food and drink. At a time when food banks are seeing greater demand than ever, how can the Prime Minister justify this to Canadian taxpayers?”

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“Many Canadians cannot afford food right now. The government should not spend over $100 billion on a fast train that people cannot afford to ride. I want an answer.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think the Secretary of State for Nature did not understand what I said in my first question. Sixty per cent of Canadians are feeling anxious, and 38% of Canadians are experiencing food insecurity. The government wants to embark on a high-speed rail project costing over $100 billion while people are going hungry. How can anyone think that these people can afford a ticket to ride the high-speed train when they cannot even afford groceries? Can she answer that?”

“Businesses are not investing or expanding because of the government's economic policies. I want the Prime Minister to explain why he is proud of creating this uncertainty during a recession.”

“Mr. Speaker, what the government has to understand is that businesses have told us that they are waiting. They are waiting to invest, they are waiting to expand their facilities and they are waiting to take risks. Is that the government’s idea of good economic conditions: a climate of uncertainty that is paralyzing private investment at a time when Canada is in a recession? Is the Prime Minister proud of having created an economic climate where business owners are choosing to wait or to invest outside Canada?”

“Conservatives are not making things up for social media. Canada has lost 113,400 jobs, people are struggling to buy food, and the economy is shrinking toward a recession. I want the member to explain his thinking instead of attacking us.”

“Mr. Speaker, I love hearing my colleague accuse the Conservatives of being people who just want sound bites for social media. The point is that we are not making things up when we present the facts, when we talk about the loss of 113,400 jobs in Canada and when we talk about how people are struggling to put food on the table. We have the statistics to back up what we are saying. Statistics Canada has said that two consecutive quarters of negative growth mean we are headed for a recession. We are not making that up. I would like the member to provide further clarification on his way of thinking rather than attacking us in such a strange way.”

“Canada is in a recession, the Prime Minister has not fixed our problems with Donald Trump, and Quebec has lost 87,000 jobs this year. I want an emergency debate to hear the government's plan to fix this.”

“Mr. Speaker, the minister is right: The Liberals received a mandate, but they are not fulfilling their mandate. The proof is that we are currently in a recession. Furthermore, the Prime Minister swore he was the only one capable of resolving the problem with Donald Trump. A year and a half later, absolutely nothing has been resolved. Meanwhile, 87,000 jobs were lost in Quebec during the first four months of 2026. Nearly half of those were lost in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The Conservatives are requesting an emergency debate because we want to know what the plan is. Instead of listening to all sorts of nonsense, can we have an emergency debate to find out what the government’s plan really is and see if we can help?”

“Gas is very expensive right now. Other countries have cut their gas taxes to help people. The government should remove the GST on gas to make it cheaper.”

“Mr. Speaker, countries around the world are working to help their citizens. As everyone knows, filling up the car with gas is really expensive these days. Everyone is talking about it everywhere. The holidays are coming up, and it costs a fortune to gas up. Australia, Spain and Ireland have realized this and have eliminated gas taxes. What is the government waiting for now to eliminate the GST? The GST applied to the cost of gas is on top of other taxes. Will the government eliminate it, at least temporarily, to give people some breathing room?”

“The Snowbirds are in danger of being cancelled. The government has had 11 years to fix the problems with them. I want the minister to give a real answer about their future.”

“Mr. Speaker, one symbol that unites all Canadians from coast to coast to coast is the Snowbirds, but my colleagues from Saskatchewan have now asked the Minister of National Defence four questions, and his only answer is that to suggest the program should not be cancelled is to put pilots’ lives in danger. What have the Liberals been doing for the past 11 years? They have known for quite some time that something needed to be done, and now the Snowbirds are in danger. Does the minister have anything to tell us other than this nonsense?”

“The military turned away most Canadians who wanted to join and recruited non-citizens instead, including people who do not speak English or French. I want an answer on how this keeps Canada safe.”

“Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, that answer is absolutely meaningless. It is important to understand that, between 2022 and 2025, 192,000 Canadians wanted to enroll but only 15,000 were accepted. Meanwhile, the government recruited permanent residents, non-Canadians and people who do not speak English or French and enrolled them in officer courses. How can we keep our country safe when we rely on people who do not understand our culture, do not understand our language and do not want to listen to orders from women? Can we get an answer on that?”