Wayne Long

In response to a question from Michael Barrett

“Politicians do not get involved in decisions like that. Experts handled the process on their own.”

“Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that politicians are never involved in decisions like that. The CRA process was handled independently by experts. That being— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

In response to a question from Tim Uppal

“Conservatives should support our plan to pause the fuel tax. We are helping Canadians by cutting fuel taxes and the consumer carbon tax at the pump.”

“Mr. Speaker, maybe the Conservative Party would join with us in pausing the federal excise fuel tax, which will save Canadians 10¢ a litre when they fill up at the pump. We also cut the consumer carbon tax, saving Canadians 18¢ a litre when they fill up at the pump. The leader has been in the House for 7,600 days. He has produced nothing for Canadians. We are focused on affordability.”

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  “We cut the consumer carbon tax.”

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In response to a question from Jasraj Hallan

“The tax agency gives Canadians great service. It delivers benefits, cuts down phone wait times, and will be the best tax agency among our allies.”

“Mr. Speaker, again, I want to thank the public servants of CRA for the gold-level quality of service they deliver for Canadians. They deliver benefits. We are moving toward automatic federal benefits. The 100-day plan was a huge success. We improved call times and call service standards. We are going to continue to lean in. CRA is going to be the gold standard revenue collection agency in the G7.”

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In response to a question from Leslyn Lewis

“We are already helping Canadians with the cost of living. We cut taxes for 22 million people. We paused the fuel tax to save drivers 10 cents a litre at the pump. We also sent out payments yesterday to help people buy food and essentials, which will lift 77,000 Canadians out of poverty.”

“Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we are going to continue to focus on affordability. We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We just paused the federal fuel excise tax, saving Canadians 10¢ a litre when they fill up. If we combine that with the consumer carbon tax, it is 28¢ in savings. Yesterday, Canadians received their groceries and essentials benefit. That benefit will lift 77,000 Canadians out of poverty.”

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  “We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians.”

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In response to a question from Amandeep Sodhi

“We are helping Canadians with costs by cutting taxes and pausing fuel taxes. Today, millions of people get money for groceries and basic needs. This will help 77,000 Canadians out of poverty. We will keep focusing on making life affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, that was a great question. From the middle-class tax cut to the pause in the excise fuel tax, we are delivering affordability for Canadians. Today, millions of Canadians are going to receive the groceries and essentials benefit, meaning up to $170 for an individual and up to $340 for a family of four. That will bring 77,000 Canadians out of poverty. On this side of the House, we are going to focus on affordability for Canadians. The other side can continue with the rhetoric.”

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  “On this side of the House we are focused on delivering affordability for Canadians.”

  Said 4 times by 2 members since April 30.

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In response to a question from Sandra Cobena

“Our Prime Minister handles the economy better than the Conservative leader, who has done nothing in his twenty years here. We just brought in $500 billion of investment for Canada. The Conservatives should support our work to make the economy strong.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will put our Prime Minister’s credentials on the economy up against a leader who has been in this House entering his third decade. He has produced nothing in this House. We just hosted the Canada investment summit, where we attracted $500 billion of investment for Canada to build our economy strong. On this side of the House, we are going to do what is needed to build Canada strong. It is time for that party to get on board.”

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“The Leader of the Opposition has spent decades in Parliament and achieved nothing. Meanwhile, Canada's economy is growing fast and beating the United States for investment. Our party is doing well, and the Conservatives need a new plan.”

“Mr. Speaker, threes are wild in the House today. The Leader of the Opposition is in his third decade in the House, but he has produced nothing: three caucus revolts and three image reboots. On this side of the House, our economy is growing at an annualized rate of 3.3%. We are three times more competitive than the United States for investment. By the way, we just added three new caucus members. We have a winning hand. It is time for them to reshuffle the deck.”

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In response to a question from Richard Bragdon

“The mill closure hurts workers and their families. We are working with the province and local leaders to find a solution and help these workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, again, I applaud the member’s leadership on this issue. Our thoughts are certainly with the workers and their families who are affected by the closure of AV Nackawic. We are going to work with the province. We are working with leadership in the community to find a solution. We are going to keep fighting for the workers affected by this terrible closure.”

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In response to a question from Richard Bragdon

“The budget officer confirmed that automatic tax filing will give over $2,200 to 5.5 million low-income Canadians. I want the member opposite to support our programs.”

“Mr. Speaker, I have breaking news. The Parliamentary Budget Officer just confirmed that low-income Canadians will get over $2,200 through automatic tax filing. That is for 5.5 million Canadians. It will mean $350 million for Canadians in benefits over the next five years. Hopefully that member over there will support New Brunswick families and support our programs.”

In response to a question from Scott Aitchison

“The Conservatives cannot be trusted on housing. Their leader insulted middle-class and co-op homes, made fun of modular housing, and told his MPs not to ask for federal housing money for their areas. We are going to build homes.”

“Mr. Speaker, that is from a party whose leader actually called middle-class housing shacks and co-op housing Soviet-style. He has members who mocked modular housing, and that leader actually had the audacity to tell his members not to advocate for housing accelerator funds that would have helped housing construction in their ridings. That leader and that party have no credibility when it comes to housing. On this side, we are going to build, baby, build.”

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“I am asking the House to set strict time limits on this bill so we can finish reviewing it and vote on it quickly.”

“moved: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access, be disposed of as follows: (a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that, during its consideration of the bill, (i) the committee shall meet, within one hour after the adoption of this order, for the purpose of completing clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, (ii) if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill within 30 minutes of the beginning of the meeting, all remaining amendments that were submitted to the committee by 4:30 p.m. on June 15, 2026, shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses and amendments submitted to the committee, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill, (iii) the committee shall have first priority for the use of House resources for this meeting, (iv) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House at any time after the completion of clause-by-clause consideration, and the Clerk shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House; (b) the bill may be considered at report stage at any time following the completion of paragraph (a)(iv) of this order, and, when the order is read, it shall be deemed to have been concurred in, as amended, at the report stage; (c) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in, as amended, at report stage; (d) motions to proceed to the orders of the day to consider the bill, and to adjourn the debate or the House may be moved by a minister of the Crown, including on a point of order, and any such motion when moved by a minister of the Crown, shall be deemed adopted; (e) when the House begins debate at the third reading stage of the bill, one member of each recognized party, a member of the New Democratic Party, and the member of the Green Party, may each speak at the said stage for not more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments, provided that members may be permitted to split their time with another member; (f) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the third reading stage or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred; and (g) when the bill is considered at report stage and at the third reading stage, after 12:00 p.m., no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent, except from a minister of the Crown, shall be received by the Chair. (Government Business No. 13)”

In response to a question from Dalwinder Gill

“I have run small businesses, but the Conservative leader has never worked outside of politics. When times are tough, our government takes action to rebuild the economy, while the Conservatives offer no real solutions.”

“Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege of actually running small businesses in the economy, not like the Conservative leader who has never worked a day outside of this House. Sometimes a small business or a government is faced with challenges or headwinds, and they can do one of two things. They can throw their hands up and offer no solutions or they can lead, pivot, rebuild and reinvest. We are doing just that on this side of the House. They offer nothing but empty parking lot press conferences.”

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In response to a question from Fred Davies

“I have run a business, but the Conservative leader has not. During hard times, you can either blame others or take action to fix things and find new trade partners. Our government is taking action to make Canada strong, while the Conservatives just complain.”

“Mr. Speaker, I have actually had the privilege of running a private business in the economy, unlike the Conservative leader. When an economy or a business is faced with adversity, we have two choices. We can wave our hands around, blame everybody else and offer nothing constructive, or we can actually lead. We can rebuild. We can restructure. We can build new trade relationships. On this side of the House, that is what our Prime Minister and our international trade minister are doing. We are going to build Canada strong. They are going to continue with the rhetoric.”

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In response to a question from Jacob Mantle

“The Conservative leader does not understand the economy. Experts say our economy is doing well, including adding 88,000 jobs. Our government will keep making Canada strong while he just uses slogans.”

“Mr. Speaker, no one can understand the economy if they have never worked a day in it, like the Conservative leader. Maybe he should listen to actual economists in Canada, like BMO’s chief economist, who said adding 88,000 jobs should silence the critics. What about RBC’s Frances Donald, who said that it is the wrong diagnosis, “neither accurate nor helpful”. The head of C.D. Howe gave his thoughts on the economy. I could go on and on. On this side of the House, we are going to build Canada strong. The Conservative leader can continue with empty parking lot press conferences, props and slogans.”

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  This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “no one can understand the economy if they have never worked a day in it, like the Conservative leader”.

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  “We are going to build Canada strong.”

  Said 33 times by 14 members since April 24.

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In response to a question from Jean-Denis Garon

“The opposition is wasting time by stalling this debate for 30 hours. Canadians want us to stop delaying and get to work.”

“Madam Speaker, I come from the private sector. This type of filibuster, 30 hours of basically producing nothing for Canadians, is not acceptable. Canadians see it. Canadians know it. I know that here in the Ottawa bubble, people think that it is okay and that Canadians accept it. They do not accept it. They want us to move forward. They want us to build Canada strong.”

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  “They want us to build Canada strong.”

  Said 3 times by 2 members since May 1.

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