Hon. Steven MacKinnon · TranslatePolitics.ca

Oral Questions

The Economy

2026-06-18

“You should be an actor. I'm great. Look at all my bills. You voted against my bills so you must be wrong.”

“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later. Conservatives bad. Me good. You're not the boss of me.”

Oral Questions

Housing

2026-06-18

“You did a bad job. I will spend lots of money. I will put up buildings everywhere.”

“I want to cheer for my party's housing announcements. That will make our party look good. I want people to think we're fixing everything and we deserve credit.”

Oral Questions

Government Priorities

2026-06-18

“I want to look good by spending taxpayers' money on my preferred program. I wish the other party would support my spending ideas.”

Oral Questions

The Economy

2026-06-18

“I want summer break. Our team passed many bills. We will keep spending money and writing laws. That is our plan.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we are at the end of a session, and I wish the Leader of the Opposition, his colleagues and obviously his family a restful summer, as I wish for all my colleagues on this side of the House. I want to point out that we are finishing one of the most productive legislative sessions in recent history. Twenty-one bills have become law through this chamber. We have passed the largest criminal justice reform in the history of Canada. Liberals are the law and order party now. We have put in place a series of measures to make life easier and more affordable for Canadians. We are not stopping there. We are going to continue the work. We are going to build Canada strong, and we are going to make this country proud.

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“I want everyone to have a nice summer. Look at all the bills we politicians passed. We made big changes to criminal laws. Millions of people will get help from the government.”

Government Orders

2026-06-18

“I want to thank people. It's good to say nice things about everyone at the end of the session. We mostly get along. I love Canada and Parliament. Let's all get along. Thank you. Enjoy the break.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as we prepare to adjourn for the summer, I would like to express my gratitude to a few people. I want to extend my personal thanks to everyone here on Parliament Hill. Let me start with the amazing House leadership team who work with me every day on the multitude of details that must be addressed hour by hour to make this place work: the deputy House leader, the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader, the whip, the deputy whip and all of our staff, who are incredible public servants who deserve our thanks. I would also like to thank each and every one of my colleagues in the Liberal Party of Canada caucus who have backed me and offered me their support throughout this parliamentary session. I want to thank my colleagues, the 174 proud and committed Canadians who serve their people proudly every day. I do not want to overlook the contribution made by the other parties. They will not admit it, but we have a very healthy and productive working relationship with the House leadership teams of the Conservative Party of Canada, the Bloc Québécois, the New Democrats and the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands in the Green Party. Behind the scenes, we certainly do not agree all the time on substance, but we can agree to be agreeable, and that is what we do almost all of the time. I want to thank my colleagues in all corners of the House for their co-operation. We have come here to Ottawa with different solutions to the challenges we currently face, but let us be very clear: We are united in this chamber by our love for the Parliament of Canada and for Canada itself. We are in love with our country, in love with our democracy and with this Parliament, and we are united on that. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you. I would like to thank you, fellow Quebecker. I hope you will forgive us for not always making life easy for you, but you have served, and will continue to serve, as Speaker with distinction and dignity. We want to also thank all of the Table officers, the clerks, the pages, the Parliament Protective Service and obviously all of the people who work very hard, whether it be the cafeteria staff or the Clerk's staff. It is a small community here in the Canadian Parliament. Many of us come from the right side of the river—the Quebec side—and we are very proud to serve our country in this way. It is both a pleasure and an honour to come to work every day and be greeted by a resident of Gatineau. May everyone have a restful time over the summer. I look forward to seeing everyone in the fall. I thank all of my colleagues. I would like to thank everyone for the great work we have just completed.

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Government Orders

Business of the House

2026-06-18

“I want unanimous consent to skip debate and pass a bunch of bills right away. And also, let's not work next week.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: (a) the motion respecting the Senate Amendment to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of the Minister of National Defence, be deemed adopted on division; (b) Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access, as amended, be deemed concurred in at report stage on division and be deemed read a third time and passed on division; (c) Bill C-27, An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be deemed concurred in at report stage on division and be deemed read a third time and passed on division; (d) Bill C-29, An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations, be deemed read a second time on division and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights; (e) Bill S-227, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, be deemed read a third time and passed; (f) the written questions dated June 17, 2026, standing on the Notice Paper, be deemed to have been transferred to the Order Paper on Thursday, June 18, 2026, for the purpose of Standing Order 39; (g) the House shall not sit the week on September 28, 2026; (h) commencing on Monday, November 30, 2026, and concluding on Friday, December 4, 2026, the House shall continue to sit until midnight, except on Friday, when the House shall continue to sit until 8 p.m.; (i) at the conclusion of oral questions today, proceedings pursuant Standing Order 38 shall take place immediately; and (j) following proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38, the House shall stand adjourned until Monday, September 21, 2026, provided that, for the purpose of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Friday, June 19, 2026.

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Oral Questions

Public Safety

2026-06-17

“Where are the old law-and-order Conservatives? I want Conservatives to agree with Liberals that we need more control.”

Oral Questions

Health

2026-06-17

“I'm filling time by attacking Conservatives instead of giving a real answer.”

“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later.”

Oral Questions

The Economy

2026-06-17

“I want to put my opponent on the spot. I hope this distracts from the cost of all these programs.”

Oral Questions

Transportation

2026-06-17

“I want to avoid blame for the government. The government has acted but problems are someone else's job.”

“I want the federal government to control more and look like the good guy. The provinces and police should do the real work of keeping roads safe.”

Oral Questions

Democratic Institutions

2026-06-17

“Bloc Quebecois, your stance on this bill is wrong. Police in Quebec want this new power. My government will expand police power to stop crime.”

Oral Questions

The Economy

2026-06-17

“I want Canadians to cheer for the Prime Minister. He made deals at a summit that will spend over $5 billion. That money will go to government-favoured companies.”

Oral Questions

Government Accountability

2026-06-16

“I'm going to talk about irrelevant things instead of answering the question. Look, the Prime Minister is popular on the world stage! That's all that matters.”

Oral Questions

Health

2026-06-16

“The company is good. I like them. If they have a problem they should tell us.”

Oral Questions

Infrastructure

2026-06-16

“I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later.”