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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–
89 / 100 over 262 statements
Signal 80 / 100
Relevance 73 / 100
Respect 98 / 100
Clarity 96 / 100
Loses points more than most for Claiming to know a person’s bad motives.6.5 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×6.5 Mocking a person instead of answering their argument.6.1 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×6.1 Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.1.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.7 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 Averaged over the 262 of 275 statements graded so far.

Statements 275

Oral Questions ·

The Economy

“The Prime Minister made living costs go up by raising taxes and doubling the deficit. Gas, groceries, and housing all cost more now. I want him to admit that Canadians are paying more than ever.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome the Prime Minister back as well as the Canadians who are watching us now. The Conservatives’ message to them is that we will fight on their behalf—to save them money on gas and groceries, on their mortgages and rent—because they work hard. This Liberal Prime Minister is costing them. This Prime Minister has driven up inflation by doubling the deficit and raising certain taxes. Does the Prime Minister still believe that affordability is the best it has been in a decade, as he said, or will he admit that Canadians are paying more than ever before?

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Oral Questions ·

Public Safety

“Someone shot at a synagogue in Belleville last night, and a police officer was hurt protecting the people inside. Jewish people should be able to practice their faith in peace. I want the Prime Minister to join me in supporting this officer and the Jewish community, and in speaking out against violence.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, yesterday night on Yom Kippur, the holiest night in Judaism, gunfire erupted at a synagogue in Belleville. Congregants of Sons of Jacob were forced to take cover, and a courageous constable, Jeff Smith, was injured while saving countless lives. The Jewish people deserve to live in peace and freedom as they express their faith. Will the Prime Minister join with me in offering prayers and love for this courageous constable and support for the Jewish community and condemn all forms of violence?

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

“We want lower costs, higher pay, and safer streets. Under the Prime Minister, the economy has shrunk, investment has dropped, and Canada now has high debt, expensive housing, and high unemployment. I want him to stand up and answer questions about his record.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will tell the member what we are for. We are for an affordable Canada, a Canada with growing paycheques and safer streets, which is the exact opposite of what the Prime Minister has delivered. This is his record: Count them; there have been five consecutive quarters of declining investment. In three of the last four quarters, the economy has declined. In fact, the GDP of Canada today is smaller than when he became Prime Minister. In fact, the GDP was bigger on the last day of Justin Trudeau in office. We now have the most expensive real estate, the highest household debt and the second-highest unemployment in the G7. Is that why the Prime Minister is afraid to stand in the House and answer a question?

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“The Prime Minister will not answer questions because his economic choices have failed. His carbon tax, his energy policy, and his spending caused inflation and put the country into a recession.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, do people know why the Prime Minister cannot stand to answer a question in the House of Commons? It is because he has been wrong about every single economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong to push bigger and broader carbon taxes. He was wrong to say that we should keep half our oil in the ground. He was wrong to say that COVID would lead to deflation or dropping prices. He was wrong to say that governments should print hundreds of billions of dollars, the reason we have the inflation. Now he is wrong again, as the only G20 leader out of 20 countries to lead his country in a recession. Does the Prime Minister realize that when he gets it wrong, Canadians pay the price?

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Housing

“The Liberals are blocking home construction. Under this Prime Minister, homebuilding has dropped, spending on government workers has gone up, and Canada now has the most expensive homes in the G7. I want the Prime Minister to stop getting in the way of home builders and take responsibility for these failures.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, at least the Liberals listened for once. I explained to them that houses are built by plumbers, electricians and carpenters, and the members stood up and said that the building trades build homes. We know who builds homes, but do we know who blocks homes? The Liberals block homes. They have been blocking homes so badly for so long that now we have the most expensive real estate in the G7, and under the Prime Minister, homebuilding has actually dropped while he has increased the spending on bureaucracy. Will the Prime Minister get out of the way of home builders, stand in the House and take accountability for his homebuilding failures?

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“Under this Prime Minister, rent and house prices have doubled and fewer homes are being built. Canadians cannot afford housing. I want the Prime Minister to defend his record.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, politicians do not build homes. Carpenters, electricians and plumbers build homes. What one does is have the policies that get out of the way so they can do that. If the member wants some stats, when I was minister, there were 200,000 homes built in one year. The average cost was $450,000. The average rent was $950. Today, it is nearly double that on both counts. The Prime Minister has claimed that he would increase homebuilding by 100%, but it is down 6%, so enough with the illusions. Canadians cannot afford their rent or their mortgage. Will the Prime Minister defend his disastrous results?

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“Politicians do not build homes. Carpenters do.”

  • Opposition question in Question Period

    Respect 64 of 100

    This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “He cannot count numbers bigger than the number of fingers on his hands.”.

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I forgive the member for getting his numbers wrong. He cannot count numbers bigger than the number of fingers on his hands. The reality is that politicians do not build homes. When I was housing minister— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Pierre Poilievre: Mr. Speaker, no, they do not. Politicians do not build homes. Carpenters— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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“The government's housing agency says homebuilding is down and will drop another 18 percent. I want the Prime Minister to find out why his policies are causing this.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the government is at war with its own statistical agencies. It is incredible. The CMHC, the Liberals’ housing agency, says construction is down by 6%. Their housing agency says it will drop another 18%. Instead of another photo op, another announcement or another dazzling speech, will the Prime Minister go over to the CMHC and find out how he is pulling back on homebuilding by another 18%?

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“The Prime Minister doubled housing costs. He promised to double home construction, but it went down by six percent instead, and it will drop more. I want him to take responsibility for failing on housing.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals already had a revolution. The Liberal government doubled housing costs. To solve the problem, the Liberal Prime Minister picked the former mayor of Vancouver, who made that city the most expensive housing market in the world. Since promising to double homebuilding, the Prime Minister has delivered a 6% reduction in construction, and his own housing agency expects it will drop another 18%. Instead of another promise or illusion, will the Prime Minister do his job, stand in this House and be accountable for his failures?

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“Homebuilding is down and housing costs have risen faster here than in other rich countries. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility for making homes too expensive for Canadians to buy.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, instead of being accountable for Liberal inflation and the Liberal recession, the Prime Minister is now making his 12th announcement on housing. This comes after he led us to a 6% reduction in homebuilding, and his own housing agency expects that it will fall another 18%. Finally, the Prime Minister has given us the biggest increases in costs in housing anywhere in the G7. Instead of another illusion or another announcement, will the Prime Minister stand and take accountability for the costly failures that have denied Canadians home ownership?

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

“The Prime Minister has ruined the economy in every job he has had. He caused high inflation, doubled housing costs, and caused a recession. I want him to take responsibility for this.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister cannot defend his disastrous record. It is the same path and journey with him every single time. He takes on a big, fancy job, then he causes disastrous costs for people and then he moves on before he can be held accountable. He caused the worst inflation in the G7 as the governor of the Bank of England, along with a housing crisis. He was Justin Trudeau’s economic adviser, doubling housing costs, debt and food bank line-ups. Now he has delivered the only G7 recession, and he is unable to defend his results. Will the Prime Minister stand today and give accountability and results to hard-working Canadians?

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“Canada's economy is shrinking, not growing. It has shrunk in three of the last four quarters, and living costs are up. I want the Prime Minister to defend this record.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, that is not just an illusion; that is a hallucination. The government’s own statistical agency says the economy is shrinking. It shrunk this quarter, and it shrunk the quarter before that. In fact, it shrunk three out of the last four quarters. We cannot be the second-fastest growing when we are shrinking, as the Minister of Finance might appreciate and relate to. My question is for the Prime Minister, who has delivered the only recession in the G7 with the consequence of higher costs for Canadians. Will he stand and defend the results instead of—

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“The government's bad choices have caused a recession, rising crime, and high prices. Business investment has dropped for five quarters in a row, which is the worst in the G7. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility for this.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberal Prime Minister promised he would increase it. He has delivered five consecutive quarters of declining investment. This is the only G7 country to have done that. It is one of the reasons that our country is in a recession, which means paycheques are down and the cost of living is up. The Canadian people deserve accountability and results. Will the Prime Minister stand and deliver both now?

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“Life costs more and crime is up under this Prime Minister. He doubled the deficit, housing costs went up, and fewer homes are being built. I want the Prime Minister to defend these bad results.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister ends his third session, I ask this question: Are our groceries, gas and mortgage payments more affordable than they were a year ago, and are our streets safer or more riddled with crime? Aside from his endless announcements, excuses and promises, the Prime Minister has doubled the deficit and increased housing costs. Homebuilding is actually down. Gas, groceries and mortgage payments are nearing record highs. Will the Prime Minister put aside the illusions and stand up in this House of Commons now and defend his disastrous results?

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“Life is getting too expensive and Canada is in a recession. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility and tell us when life will become affordable again.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will be careful about the fact that the Prime Minister cannot defend the cost of living, which is skyrocketing, or the Liberal recession, which is the only one in the entire G20. Instead of offering illusions and making excuses, he should take accountability. Will he stand up in the House of Commons and tell everyone when life will become more affordable and when the Liberal recession will end?

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“I want to ask the Prime Minister a question. He is not here to defend high living costs, the recession, and the growing deficit.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Prime Minister, who missed his 100th question period to avoid defending his record on the cost of living, the Liberal recession, the doubling of the deficit—

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“The cost of food, gas, and housing is near an all-time high. Canada is in a recession, and the government has doubled the deficit. I want the Prime Minister to defend his record.”

  • A repeated line

    “Canada is the only G20 country in a recession.”

    Said 104 times by 61 members since May 29.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as this Prime Minister wraps up his third session, I am asking people a question. Are groceries, gas, and mortgage payments any cheaper? Are the streets any safer? Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Prime Minister has doubled the deficit. The cost of gas, groceries, and mortgage payments are nearing an all-time high. Instead of more illusions, promises and excuses, will the Prime Minister stand up now to defend his disastrous record?

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Statements by Members ·

Public Safety

“Foreign regimes and criminals are causing violence and fear in Canada, especially against Persian Canadians. I want the government to create the foreign agent registry. I also want it to kick out all Iranian regime officials and stop new ones from entering the country.”

  • A repeated line

    “After more than a decade of Liberal government.”

    Said 13 times by 11 members since May 7.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, for over a century and a half, Canadians took for granted that when people came here from around the world, they left their problems behind. Foreign wars stayed on the other side of the pond, but after a decade of Liberal immigration, Liberal borders, Liberal catch-and-release crime and Liberal terror laws, those problems are coming here. Harassment, intimidation, guns for hire, shootings at homes, businesses and schools and foreign regimes paying for attacks on Canadian soil have become a regular story. Canada’s Persian community is one of the prime victims. The media reports that there are 700 IRGC-linked officials on the ground, and many more who are part of that regime, who continue to terrorize people and use the plunder they stole from the Iranian people. It is time for real action. Finally set up the foreign agent registry, kick out all of the IRGC and other regime officials and prevent new ones from coming in. Then, and only then, will we make Canada safe at home and restore the promise here at home.

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Oral Questions ·

Taxation

“Other countries face U.S. tariffs and are not in a recession, but Canada is. I want the Prime Minister to end the carbon tax, pause the gas tax, and cut the capital gains tax to fix the economy.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister, and we do not need more excuses about the rest of the world. The other G20 countries face tariffs from the United States. None of them are in recession. Mexico is right next door to the United States and more integrated with the American economy than Canada is, and it is not in recession. Only this Prime Minister has delivered a recession. We have solutions. Will the Prime Minister accept our ideas of eliminating the industrial carbon tax, getting rid of the newly renamed consumer carbon tax, having no tax on gas for the rest of the year and no tax on capital gains reinvested to grow our economy? We have positive solutions to reverse his recession. Will he stand up and accept them now?

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

“Canada is the only major country in the G20 that is in a recession, and many people cannot pay their bills. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility and answer for it.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is hiding in the clouds and refusing to answer questions about the recession that he created here in Canada. The only thing he has been building is the sole recession in all the G20. There are 20 industrialized nations in that group; 19 of them are not in recession, and one of them is in recession. That translates into stories from the United Way, where 40% of Canadians are losing sleep because they worry they cannot pay their bills, and 60% have anxiety over their financial situation. Will the Prime Minister finally take responsibility and answer to them?

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