Steinley consistently criticizes the Liberal government's economic policies, blaming them for Canada's recession, high cost of living, and housing crisis. He argues the private sector and provinces could handle things better without government interference. Steinley frequently brings up issues specific to Saskatchewan, like steel mill jobs and agriculture research funding cuts.
“I think my retiring colleague is great. She wanted to spend more time with her family. I like it when people ask about my family. I wish her a happy retirement.”
“I want to talk smack about a political opponent. He is bad. He hasn't spent money on the things I like. The government is bad, people are struggling.”
“The Prime Minister is wrong. Many Canadians don't have enough food. That's very bad. The government should get rid of expensive rules that make food cost more.”
“I don't like that. The Liberals have been in power for 10 years. People are angry. The government froze bank accounts. It sent police to Ottawa. It divided the country. Why should anyone listen to them? They're part of the problem. They've made people frustrated.”
“I'm playing up this emotionally because I want to blame the government and make them look bad. The program should get more money!”
“I can list many ways the government wastes money. Bloated programs and consultants and foreign aid. But I don't mention oil subsidies. I want to cut those other things so provinces have more money.”
“You needed that last bill. We agreed and helped you pass it to make the economy stronger. But you haven't even used it once. You can't get anything done even when we help you. I won't listen to you lecture me about cooperation.”
“I want to complain about many Liberal promises and programs. Demand more money for my local projects. Blame everything on the other guys.”
“It's not the federal government's job to decide who gets a house. Local governments can do that. The feds should just give them money and get out of the way. We should help vulnerable people. I helped do that in Saskatchewan.”
“The dollar's value is dropping and inflation is up because the government spends too much. The PBO says the deficit will be $50 billion higher than they said a few months ago. The government's reckless spending is leaving Canadians with less money. And they still haven't fixed the softwood tariff with the U.S. like they said they would. That's driving up homebuilding costs too.”
“I don't have to be brave. Provinces need some federal money, but the federal government doesn't need to be in the homebuilding business or pick winners and losers. Just help fund the provinces.”
“I'm against this housing bill. Crown corporations are slow and expensive. Real home builders say the government should set clear goals for this bill. My old government's housing plan had real targets. This plan costs $13 billion with no targets. I bet a lot of that money will just go to Crown executive bonuses, not homes.”
“The Liberals say they have a housing plan, but there are no numbers in it. The Saskatchewan government had a real plan with real numbers. They promised to build specific numbers of homes under each program. The Liberals should have to say how many homes their plan will build and what kind of homes.”
“The Liberals did this. They made the housing crisis worse, not better. Their red tape and restrictions caused it. The crisis came from them.”
“The stuff that Liberal said didn't mention Canadians, or food banks, or the hungry survey. He only talked about himself and his party and media questions. But his leader won't talk at all.”
“You brag about research funding but you cut funding for agriculture and weather research in Saskatchewan. What about the people you are leaving behind?”
“The other party's actions have caused a recession. Food Banks Canada gave us bad grades in many areas. One in four Canadians don't have enough food. Our party has better ideas to fix this. Can you talk about those ideas?”
“You shouldn't ask me that. I want people to notice the Prime Minister isn't here to answer questions.”
