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Pierre Poilievre

Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot 275 statements translated

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Poilievre seeks to lower fuel costs, repeal the clean fuel standard, and reverse government deficits he claims add $40,000 in debt per family. He critiques the Liberal government by suggesting leaders operate with self-serving intentions, famously stating that spending benefits “to his banker friends.” He often frames his arguments around the government’s failures.Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

Average grade
A–
85 / 100 over 262 statements
Signal 80 / 100
Relevance 73 / 100
Reasoning 75 / 100
Respect 98 / 100
Clarity 96 / 100
Averaged over the 262 of 275 statements graded so far.

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Loses points more than most for

Claiming to know a person’s bad motives.5.6 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×5.6

Mocking a person instead of answering their argument.5.3 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×5.3

A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it.2.3 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.3

Loses points less than most for A story that illustrates instead of making a point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Thanks and tributes.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.Less often than most members.What the tags mean

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Statements 275

Oral Questions ·

International Trade

“The Liberals brag about trade promises they have not kept. Nine European countries still have not approved our trade deal, and Europe is still blocking our beef and pork. The Liberals will not commit to fixing either problem at this summit, making the meeting useless.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we have to admire the hubris of a party whose members stands up over there and brag about promises that they have made that they have not kept. They are going to a summit with a continent that already has a free trade agreement, but nine of its members have not signed on to it. They will not commit to getting a single one of those countries to sign. In fact, not one of their leaders will be there. Then they are blocking our beef and pork, and the Liberals will not commit to getting that removed at this summit. Speaking of beef and pork, is this not just another big nothing burger?

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“Canadians are struggling with the cost of food, gas, and housing. The Prime Minister focuses on big international meetings instead, but he is not getting results. Nine European countries still have not approved our trade deal, allowed Canadian beef, or dropped their carbon tariff. I want to know if his trips are just for show.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has told Canadians for the last two years to ignore their grocery bills, their rising gas prices and the fact that an entire generation cannot afford a place to live because he has got these grand signing ceremonies of meaningless documents. Here we are, with no commitment from the nine European holdouts to sign on and ratify the existing free trade agreement we have or to allow our beef in or to cancel their planned carbon tariff. Why is the Prime Minister not delivering real results? Is it because this is just another public relations stunt?

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“The Prime Minister promised that taxing our steel, aluminum, cement, and concrete would keep European tariffs off our goods. Instead, Europe is threatening a new carbon tariff on us, and he has also failed to get American tariffs lifted. Will the Prime Minister stand up to Europe and stop this tariff?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, everybody loves Kramer. If he wants to talk about something weird, the Prime Minister told us that if we brought in a big industrial carbon tax on our steel, aluminum, cement and concrete, the Europeans would let our industrial goods in tariff-free. It turns out they are now threatening a carbon tariff on Canada, at the same time the Prime Minister holds his grand summit. He has already failed to get American tariffs lifted, like he promised in the election. Can Prime Minister tell us, is he going to stand up to the Europeans and make sure there is no carbon tariff on our goods?

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“Canadians cannot afford groceries, and government spending is driving up mortgage costs. The Prime Minister acts busy while getting nothing done. Nine countries still have not approved our trade deal with the European Union. They still block our beef, and they threaten a carbon tax on our goods. I want to know if the Prime Minister will fix these trade problems.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, it is actually a recurring nightmare for the Canadian people who cannot afford to pay their grocery bills and whose mortgage payments just went up yesterday because of deficit spending by the government. The Prime Minister acts like George Costanza, running around the office trying to look busy while achieving nothing at all in the real world. Let us look at this. Nine countries have not ratified the EU free trade agreement. Will he get them to ratify? They are still blocking our beef. Will he remove those blockages? They are threatening an industrial carbon tariff. Will he have that removed, or will it just be about nothing?

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“The Prime Minister is using talks with Europe to distract from high food and housing costs. Europe rejected his plan for an associate membership. We already have a trade deal with Europe, but nine countries have not approved it. I want to know if the Prime Minister will get those countries to approve the deal and buy our beef.”

  • A repeated line

    “We already have a free trade agreement with Europe.”

    Said 3 times by 2 members since May 4.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has tried to distract Canadians from crazy housing and food costs for the last two months with his big project of Canada becoming an associate member of the EU. Nobody knows what it means and the Europeans have now rejected it. We already have a free trade agreement with Europe. It is just that nine of its countries refuse to ratify that agreement. Will the Prime Minister actually get anything real done at this big grand summit, get those countries to ratify the deal, let in our beef or is this just another Seinfeld summit, a meeting about nothing?

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“Canadians cannot afford food or housing, but the Prime Minister is trying to distract them with a plan to join the European Union as an associate member. The Europeans already rejected this. Nine European countries have not even approved our current trade deal. Will the Prime Minister get them to approve it, or is this summit just for show?”

  • A repeated line

    “We already have a free trade agreement with Europe.”

    Said 3 times by 2 members since May 4.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, while Canadians can no longer afford food or housing, the Prime Minister tried to divert their attention with his grand plan to become an associate member of the European Union. No one knows what that means, and the Europeans rejected it yesterday. We already have a free trade agreement with Europe, but nine countries have not ratified it. Does the Prime Minister promise to get them to ratify the agreement, or is this summit just for show?

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Oral Questions ·

Intergovernmental Affairs

“The Prime Minister is meeting European leaders in Quebec without inviting provincial premiers, even though their talks could affect provincial areas. I want the Prime Minister to respect Quebeckers and let their premier speak.”

  • A repeated line

    “It is never too late to do the right thing.”

    Said 3 times by 3 members since September 24.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, it is never too late to do the right thing. The Prime Minister decided to hold another summit with the Europeans on Quebec soil without including the provincial premiers, even though some changes might affect areas of provincial jurisdiction. Will the Prime Minister show some respect for Quebeckers and at least let their Premier speak?

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Oral Questions ·

Finance

“The Prime Minister's high spending caused high inflation and higher interest rates. This will make loan payments harder for Canadians. I want him to stop this spending.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister not only doubled the deficit left by Justin Trudeau, he also increased annual government spending to the highest share of GDP since 1996, outside of COVID. He has now driven inflation above target and forced the Bank of Canada to increase interest rates. Canadians are going to be hit hard on their mortgage and car loan payments as of this evening. Will he stand up and announce that he will stop this irresponsible spending?

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“The Prime Minister says things are going well, but Canadians are struggling. Food prices are up, millions of people used food banks, interest rates just rose, and the government plans to add $735 billion to our debt. Will the Prime Minister stop spending so much money?”

  • A repeated line

    “Canada has the worst food inflation in the G7.”

    Said 10 times by 4 members since April 30.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, this Prime Minister could not be more disconnected from reality. Today he said that things are going well for Canadians. After Canada experienced the worst food inflation in the G7, after 2.35 million visits were made to food banks, and after the Bank of Canada was forced to raise interest rates today because of his inflationary spending, this Prime Minister is now looking to add another $735 billion to our national debt over the next five years. Will he hit the brakes before we hit a wall?

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Oral Questions ·

Taxation

“The government's 16-cent-a-litre tax sends Canadian money to big American companies for expensive fuel. This makes gas and food too expensive for Canadian families.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, at Trump Tower, they will be popping the champagne today, knowing that this government is defending a 16¢-a-litre tax that sends Canadian money south of the border to subsidize large U.S. corporations selling us overpriced biofuel. That single mother who is turning back items at the grocery store, because it costs too much for the trucker to deliver those items, or the family who cannot quite fill up the minivan can take comfort in knowing that the Prime Minister has a “make America great again” tax at the pump.

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“This 16-cent tax makes gas and food more expensive for Canadians. Most of the biofuel money goes to large American companies, not Canadian farmers. I want to know why the Prime Minister is giving our money to Americans.”
Official Hansard

No, Mr. Speaker, the minister wants to build America strong, because the cost of the majority of the biofuels that the government is forcing refiners to purchase with this 16¢-a-litre tax is not going to Canadian farmers. It is going to megacorporations south of the border. On this day when the Bank of Canada governor says that food prices are rising because of higher diesel costs, the Prime Minister is imposing a tax on Canadians at the pump and on truckers who deliver us our food. Why is he putting that money in the pockets of the Americans?

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“The government did not answer my question about the 16-cent tax on each litre of fuel. Canadians cannot afford food or gas. Why is the Prime Minister making them pay this tax to buy American biofuels?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, not only did the Prime Minister not answer the question, but the finance minister did not even seem to hear it. The question was about the 16¢-a-litre diesel and gasoline tax charged at the pump. Now, it is bad enough to tax the Canadian people. It is even worse to force them to pay that money to the United States of America to buy U.S. biofuels. While Canadians cannot afford groceries, while they must empty their bank to fill up their tank, why is the Prime Minister forcing them to pay a 16¢-a-litre tax at the pump to Trump?

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“The government makes Canadians pay 16 cents a litre more for fuel. Most of the biofuel needed to meet this rule comes from the United States. Why is the government forcing Canadians to pay to buy American biofuels?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister’s 16¢-a-litre fuel standard tax is bad enough, but what is even worse is where the money goes. To quote energy expert Heather Exner-Pirot, “To meet their carbon intensity targets, many Canadian refiners blend biofuels into their petroleum products. But Canada is not self-sufficient in their production. More than half of Canada’s biofuels are imported, predominantly from the United States.” The Government of Canada forces the people of Canada to pay 16¢ a litre more to buy American biofuels. Why?

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Oral Questions ·

Finance

“Life is not more affordable now. A record 2.35 million people visited food banks this month, and Canadians have less hope of buying a home than people in 21 other countries. Will the Prime Minister admit that life is not the most affordable it has been in ten years?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, could he be more out of touch? That sounded just like his statement back on March 25, that affordability is the best it has been in a decade. The same month he said that, Food Banks Canada registered a record-smashing 2.35 million visits, 9% higher than when he took office, with fewer Canadians believing they will ever be able to afford a home than in the other 21 countries polled by Habitat for Humanity. Will the Prime Minister admit that affordability is not the best it has been in a decade?

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“The Prime Minister says life is getting more affordable, but it is actually getting worse. The Bank of Canada says high fuel costs will push food prices even higher next year. Canadian prices are higher than world prices, partly because of the government's fuel tax. I want the Prime Minister to cancel this tax to help bring down inflation and interest rates.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister says affordability is better. Everybody out there knows that is false, and it is worse today. The Bank of Canada governor said that food price inflation will be even higher next year: “Higher diesel prices raise freight and operating costs in fuel-intensive sectors such as food processing [and] agriculture”. The Prime Minister is not to blame for world prices, but he is to blame for the fact that our prices are much higher than the world’s, in part because of what the Nova Scotia Energy Board calculates is 16¢ a litre in extra fuel standard taxes that the Prime Minister is imposing at the pump. Will the Prime Minister reverse this tax so that we can reverse the inflation and reverse the rate hikes?

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“Canadian families have more debt than families in any other G7 country. The Prime Minister's high spending, deficits, and new fuel tax are pushing up interest rates on mortgages and loans. Will he stop spending and taxing so much so rates do not keep rising?”

  • A repeated line

    “Canadian families are the most indebted in the world.”

    Said 3 times by 3 members since June 8.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, how completely out of touch that is. Canadian families are the most indebted anywhere in the G7, and today they will go home to learn that their mortgage payments, car payments and line of credit payments will go up because the Prime Minister could not control his spending. He doubled Trudeau’s deficit and has imposed a new fuel tax that is driving up the cost of diesel to 30¢ higher than in the U.S., which is one of the causes the Bank of Canada cited in raising rates on Canadians today. Will the Prime Minister get his hands out of the pockets of Canadians so they do not have to pay more in their rates?

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“The Prime Minister's spending caused inflation and pushed the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates today. I want him to stop this spending and tell Canadians how much more this will cost them.”

  • A repeated line

    “Ordinary Canadians are paying the price.”

    Said 8 times by 8 members since May 7.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister spent, and today Canadians are paying the price. He doubled the deficit that Trudeau left behind, increased government spending to the highest share of GDP since 1996 and is threatening to add $700 billion more in debt. More deficits cause more inflation, which today caused the Bank of Canada to bring in more interest on Canadians. How much will Canadians have to pay before the Prime Minister finally hits the brakes on his out-of-control Liberal spending?

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“The government's policies forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. Canadians already have the most debt in the G7, and now they will have to pay banks even more. The Prime Minister should admit that this will cause hardship for Canadians.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, he has just admitted that it is this government’s policies, his government’s policies, that have forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates at the expense of ordinary Canadians. Canadians already carry the most debt anywhere in the G7. Now they will be forced to pay more to the banks, while the Prime Minister celebrates. What a disconnect from the reality faced by ordinary people. Will he acknowledge that Canadians are going to face hardship as a result of this increase?

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“The Prime Minister spends too much money and doubled the deficit. This high spending causes inflation and forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. I want the Prime Minister to stop his reckless spending.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister spent, and now Canadians will have to pay. The Prime Minister has increased spending far beyond Justin Trudeau’s irresponsible levels. In fact, he has doubled the deficit left by Mr. Trudeau, and we know that deficits fuel inflation. Inflation forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates on Canadians. How much will Canadians have to pay before this Prime Minister stops spending recklessly?

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Oral Questions ·

Oil and Gas Industry

“We could ship oil in two years using existing train tracks with no tax dollars. The only thing stopping it is the Prime Minister's tanker ban. I want him to vote for this bill and end the ban.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, it is all well and good to build a pipeline to the Pacific 10 years from now with tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer money, but that does not stop us from also allowing a project that could begin today and that could start shipping oil in two years on a rail track that already exists, without any taxpayer subsidy required. There is only one thing standing in the way, and that is the Prime Minister and his tanker ban. Will the Prime Minister get out of the way, vote for Conservative Bill C-264, get rid of the tanker ban and get our oil to the world?

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