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Wayne Long

Liberal Saint John—Kennebecasis 91 statements translated

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Long defends affordability measures and CRA service: a groceries and essentials benefit he says lifts 77,000 Canadians out of poverty, a paused fuel excise tax worth 10¢ a litre, and lower call times at the agency. He argues mainly by belittling opponents rather than their positions, calling the Conservative leader someone “who has never worked a day outside of this House”, and his promises often come without dates or measures.Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

Average grade
C+
65 / 100 over 83 statements
Signal 62 / 100
Relevance 50 / 100
Respect 98 / 100
Clarity 76 / 100
Loses points more than most for An insult aimed at a person.7.2 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×7.2 A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.2.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.7 Mocking a person instead of answering their argument.2.4 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.4 Loses points less than most for Greetings and pleasantries.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.Less often than most members.What the tags mean A story that illustrates instead of making a point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Averaged over the 83 of 91 statements graded so far.

Statements 91

Oral Questions ·

The Economy

In response to a question from Tim Uppal

“Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is visiting Parliament today. Also, Canada added 88,000 jobs in May. The Conservatives should support our work to strengthen the country.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, what a great day it is to be Canadian when we have Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the Hill today. He brought this country together. The Conservatives love numbers. I know they love numbers, so here is a number for them: 88,000. The Canadian economy created 88,000 jobs in May. That is an amazing accomplishment. On this side of the House, we are going to focus on building a Canada strong. It is time for them to get on board.

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The Economy

In response to a question from John Williamson

“Our government is serious about helping the economy. We are cutting taxes, signing trade deals that create jobs, and investing money in local harbours.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I represent Saint John—Kennebecasis. That member, my neighbour, represents Saint John—St. Croix. I have lot of respect for him. In fact, recently I was in Grand Manan, in his riding, and announced millions of dollars for small craft harbours in his riding. I am sure he is supportive of that. On this side, we are serious about building a strong economy for all Canadians. At home, we are cutting taxes. Abroad, we are signing trade deals worth billions of dollars and thousands of jobs. We are serious about the economy. They continue with the rhetoric.

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In response to a question from John Brassard

“The Leader of the Opposition has spent 8.8 million dollars of public money. Our government is serious about the economy. We are making trade deals, cutting taxes, and spending money on housing, defence, and building projects.”

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    “We are going to build Canada strong.”

    Said 33 times by 14 members since April 24.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, it is $8.8 million. The Leader of the Opposition has been in the House for 22 years. He has never had a job outside of the House, yet he spent $8.8 million. On this side of the House, we are serious about the economy. We are serious about building an economy for all Canadians. Abroad, we are signing trade deals. At home, we are cutting taxes. We are investing in infrastructure. We are investing in housing, in aerospace, in defence and more. We are going to build Canada strong. They can continue with the rhetoric.

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In response to a question from Rhonda Kirkland

“The Prime Minister has signed billions of dollars in trade deals with China, Japan, Australia, and India, which creates thousands of Canadian jobs. Canadians chose a leader with strong business experience, not one who has only ever worked in politics.”

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    This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “a leader who has never worked one day outside of the House”.

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, there is China, Japan, Australia and India. Our Prime Minister has just signed billions of dollars of trade deals with those countries, creating thousands of jobs in this country. Canadians elected a leader with world-class business and economic credentials. They have no time and will take no advice from a leader who has never worked one day outside of the House.

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“Canadians do not take the Conservatives seriously. Their leaders rely on stunts instead of real plans. Our government is serious about the economy and is investing in housing, major projects, and trade.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, Canadians do not take that party seriously at all. We have the former failed leader doing bizarre social media videos and screaming at fences. We have the current failed leader doing empty parking lot press conferences with no substance: gimmicks, props and slogans. On this side of the House, we are investing in major projects, housing and trade diversification. They are not serious about the economy. Canadians see it. Canadians know it. Canadians made a choice to stand behind a world-class statesman and a world-class business and economic leader who is going to build our country—

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The Economy

In response to a question from Alana Hirtle

“Our economic plan is working. The economy is growing, we are building major projects, and we are bringing in record investment. The Conservatives only offer political games.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the last thing Canadians need right now is political theatre, and that is all they get from the leader of the Conservative Party, political theatre and empty parking lot press conferences. We have a plan. We are going to diversify trade relationships. We are supercharging major projects. We are investing in workers. The plan is working, the GDP is growing and we are attracting federal direct investment at a pace not seen in decades. That is good news for Canadians and bad news for Conservatives.

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In response to a question from Sandra Cobena

“Canada faces economic challenges and a trade war. We will build the economy by spending money on housing, defence, and infrastructure. The opposition leader is acting irresponsibly.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I have a news flash for the leader and the party opposite. We are in a trade war. We are facing economic headwinds. Canadians do not want the political theatre that the leader loves. Listen to the chief economist of Scotiabank, who characterized his behaviour as “irresponsible”. On this side of the House, we are going to build an economy for all Canadians. We are going to invest in infrastructure, in defence and in housing, in major projects. We will build Canada strong, a Canada for everyone. The opposition leader is missing in action. Where is he?

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In response to a question from Sandra Cobena

“The Conservative leader has no real ideas to help the economy. Our government is serious about building a strong economy by expanding trade, building big projects, and supporting workers.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, clearly the Conservative leader is missing in action again when it comes to anything constructive with respect to the economy. Where is he? Where is he today with anything constructive? Canadians do not want political theatre. They want a government that is serious about this economy. We are going to diversify our trade, we are going to build major projects, and we are going to invest in unions and workers. On this side of the House, we are serious about building an economy, the strongest economy in the G7. The Conservative leader is missing in action again.

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

In response to a question from Vincent Ho

“Canada's economy is doing well compared to other rich countries. We have low debt, fast growth, and a strong budget. We will keep focusing on building a strong economy.”

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    “We have the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7.”

    Said 17 times by 13 members since April 29.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, instead of cherry-picking data, maybe the member should listen to the Bank of Canada governor who said we should look at key indicators. We have the best net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7, the second-fastest growing economy in the G7 and the strongest fiscal position in the G7. The list goes on and on. On this side, we are going to focus on building a strong economy. On that side, they continue with the rhetoric.

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In response to a question from Jasraj Hallan

“Our government has strong economic leadership. We are building a strong economy by cutting taxes and spending money on housing, defence, and infrastructure. The opposition only offers empty talk.”

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  • A repeated line

    “We are going to build the strongest economy in the G7.”

    Said 15 times by 6 members since April 23.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, in the last election, Canadians had a choice. They elected a Prime Minister with world-class economic and business credentials. We are going to build the strongest, most resilient economy in the G7. At home, we are investing. We are investing in infrastructure, defence and housing. We are cutting taxes. We are going to build a strong, resilient economy. On that side of the House, it is nothing but empty parking lot press conferences, props, bluster and rhetoric.

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In response to a question from Jasraj Hallan

“Canada is in a trade war, but our economy is strong. We have the second-fastest growing economy in the G7, and foreign investment is high. Our party is working to help the economy, while the Conservatives just talk.”

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    “We have the second-fastest growth in the G7.”

    Said 12 times by 5 members since April 24.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, although the Conservatives seem to want to celebrate it, we are in a trade war. We do face some headwinds. Let us look at some economic facts. We have the second-fastest growing economy in the G7. Non-U.S. exports are on track to double over the next decade, foreign direct investment is at twice the rate of our nearest G7 peer, and we now rank as the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment. On this side of the House, we are focused on building a strong economy for Canadians. The Conservatives are full of bluster, rhetoric and press conferences.

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Oral Questions ·

Taxation

In response to a question from Grant Jackson

“We cut gas taxes by 28 cents a litre to save Canadians money. The opposition keeps voting against our plans to lower costs, but we will keep working to make life affordable.”

  • A repeated line

    “We cut the consumer carbon tax.”

    Said 7 times by 2 members since April 29.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we cut the excise tax on gas, which was 10¢ a litre. We cut the consumer carbon tax, which was 18¢ a litre. That is 28¢ a litre for Canadians when they fill up at the pump. That side continues to vote against every affordability measure we have ever put forward. They do not have Canadians’ interests at heart. We are going to focus on delivering affordability for Canadians on this side of the House.

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In response to a question from Grant Jackson

“We focus on making life affordable. We just paused a 10-cent-a-litre tax on gas.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we focus on affordability. They are focused on bluster. We just paused the consumer excise tax on gas, which is 10¢ a litre. Combine that with the cut— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Rail Transportation

In response to a question from Leslyn Lewis

“Canadians are tired of Conservative media stunts. Our government is signing trade deals, cutting taxes, and growing the economy. The Conservatives should work with us to make Canada stronger.”

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  • A repeated line

    “We are going to build the strongest economy in the G7.”

    Said 15 times by 6 members since April 23.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, Canadians are tired of the podcasts, bizarre workout videos and empty parking lot press conferences. They are tired of it. On this side of the House, we are going to build the strongest economy in the G7. Abroad, we are signing trade deals that bring billions of dollars to our country. At home, we are cutting taxes. It is time for the Conservatives to put down the kettlebells and help us build Canada strong. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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The Economy

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“We have strong leaders who are cutting taxes and investing to build a strong economy. The Conservatives only use gimmicks. The member should stop making videos and help us.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, let us do a comparison. On this side, we have a world-class statesman and a world-class business and economic leader. On that side, they have empty-parking-lot press conferences with slogans, gimmicks and props. On this side of the House, we are going to build the strongest economy in the G7 and the most resilient economy in the G7. We are cutting taxes. We are investing in Canada. It is time for the member to stop the fitness videos and help us build Canada strong.

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“We paused taxes to save Canadians 28 cents a litre on gas. The opposition leader should stop making videos and work with us to help Canadians.”

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    Signal 39 of 100

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  • A repeated line

    “We cut the consumer carbon tax.”

    Said 7 times by 2 members since April 29.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, while that leader is focused on podcasts, fitness videos and empty-parking-lot press conferences, on this side of the House we are focused on delivering affordability for Canadians. We just paused the federal excise tax on gas, 10¢ a litre. We cancelled the consumer carbon tax, which is 18¢ a litre. Combined, that is 28¢ a litre in savings for Canadians. It is time for that leader to put down the kettlebells and help us build Canada strong.

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Oral Questions ·

The Economy

In response to a question from Carol Anstey

“Our government is focused on lowering costs for families and keeping the economy strong. We cut taxes and gave people money for food and basic needs.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we are going to continue to focus, on this side, on affordability. We just launched the grocery and essentials benefit that will put up to $1,900 in the pockets of hard-working families. We just cut the excise tax. That is 10¢. I combine that with the carbon tax cut, and that is 28¢. The spring economic update continued to confirm that our economy is strong and growing. On this side of the House, we are laser-focused on building a strong economy. That side can continue with the rhetoric and the riddles.

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Seniors

In response to a question from Juanita Nathan

“Our government wants seniors to live well as they get older. We will make it easier for them to get their benefits.”

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    Signal 39 of 100

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, we have so many members on this side that it is hard to keep track of where everyone is. I want to thank the member for Pickering—Brooklin for the great work she does and for recognizing seniors across this country. Canada’s new government is committed to ensuring that seniors age with dignity. We are going to make it easier for seniors to access the benefits they are entitled to.

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In response to a question from Juanita Nathan

“I want to recognize the contributions of seniors across Canada.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Pickering—Brooklin for the great work she does in her riding and for recognizing the contributions of seniors across this country. Canada’s new government is committed to ensuring— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Finance

In response to a question from Sandra Cobena

“Canada's economy is doing well. We have the best debt-to-GDP ratio and fiscal position in the G7, the second-fastest growing economy, and wages are growing faster than inflation.”

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    Clarity 36 of 100

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  • A repeated line

    “The Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7.”

    Said 10 times by 7 members since April 27.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, despite that leader and his party’s best effort to paint the wrong narrative, the facts are very clear: best net debt-to-GDP in the G7, strongest fiscal position in the G7, second-fastest growing economy in the G7. Wages are outpacing inflation. Despite the rhetoric on that side, Canadians know our economy is growing. We are going to build— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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