MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Hon. Rebecca Chartrand

Liberal Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 15 statements translated

Chartrand repeatedly dodges questions about government spending and deficits by listing unrelated government programs and activities. She implies the opposition is against good jobs and a strong economy if they criticize the government's spending plans. Chartrand consistently pushes for the opposition to agree with the government's plans without acknowledging any potential drawbacks.

Oral Questions

Indigenous Affairs

2026-06-17

“I'm filling time by listing unrelated good news. I can't think of anything my government is actually doing to fix the north's real problems.”

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The Economy

2026-06-15

“I want the other party to agree with my government's spending on rebates and programs.”

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Indigenous Affairs

2026-06-11

“I want to make it sound like we're doing a lot to solve food insecurity in the North. I won't say if our food subsidy is working or not. Instead, I'll use phrases like 'engage', 'work with them', and 'whole-of-government approach' to make it sound like we have a plan, even though I'm not giving any specifics.”

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Northern Affairs

2026-06-11

“I won't give a straight answer or date. I just want to look like I care and I'm working on it.”

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The Economy

2026-06-10

“I'm glad I'm on the government side. The other party should support our government's plan and stop voting against our popular spending programs.”

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The Economy

2026-06-04

“Did you vote against all the government programs I listed? I'm going to use them to say you don't support people in your riding.”

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Taxation

2026-05-27

“I'm ignoring the cost of living issue and changing the subject to talk about spending programs. I want the other party to look bad for not supporting my preferred spending.”

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Finance

2026-05-06

“I want to list popular things government is spending money on. It makes us look good. You should stop criticizing our spending.”

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Northern Affairs

2026-05-04

“We are giving the Port of Churchill lots of money. I hope this makes farmers and our trade happy.”

Private Members' Business

Criminal Code

2026-05-04

“I want you to know that forced sterilization is violence. It's a crime. That's what this bill says. I'm going to a summit about missing and murdered indigenous women. We need action.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, right now in Ottawa, leaders, survivors, families and frontline workers are gathering for the third national summit on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. They are coming together under a powerful theme: “from principles to policy, from resolution to action.” Tomorrow, May 5, is Red Dress Day. Across this country, we are going to see red dresses in windows, in trees and on Parliament Hill, each one representing a life that was taken, a voice that was silenced or a family that was forever changed. This is not symbolic alone; it is a call to action. The violence that indigenous women face is not random; it is systemic. It is rooted in policies, institutions and decisions, both past and present. That is why I want to speak to Bill S-228. Bill S-228 is a Criminal Code amendment that makes something unmistakably clear: that forced and coerced sterilization is a crime. It defines sterilization without consent as an act that wounds or maims, making it prosecutable as aggravated assault. Let us be clear about what that means. It means that what happened to indigenous women in hospitals and medical systems, often without their full, informed consent, is not just unethical. It is violence, and not historical violence. Reports have confirmed that forced and coerced sterilization has continued into modern times within our own health care system. When we talk about MMIWG, we must understand that it is all connected. The national inquiry called the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls a genocide, not because of one issue but because of a pattern, a system that has, for generations, devalued indigenous women's lives, controlled indigenous women's bodies and failed to protect indigenous women. I wholeheartedly support Bill S-228, and I thank members for bringing it forward to the House.

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Oral Questions

Finance

2026-04-30

“I want to claim my government is getting things done. I don't want people to think about whether those things actually work. The other party voted against my party's plans. Everyone should agree with my party.”

“You must want bad things if you won't cheer for my program. Just agree with me.”

“I'm dodging the question about spending and deficits by listing a bunch of economic activities the government is involved in. I want to make it look like the opposition is against good jobs and a strong economy if they criticize our spending.”

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Finance

2026-04-29

“I'm filling time by listing big spending totals. The government is going to spend lots of money on these big expensive programs. I hope people will be impressed by the big expensive programs. The opposition is wrong to question our big expensive programs.”

“Young people want jobs. We are spending lots of money on many things. That's good for Manitobans. The other party should agree with us.”