Repeated statements
Sentences members of Parliament repeat in the House of Commons, and how many times.
Period
Party
Week of September 21 12 lines
- “We introduced the Canada groceries and essentials benefit.”
- “We have also made the national school food program permanent.”
- “Canada is in a position of strength.”
- “This means that a family of four will receive up to $1,890 this year and about $1,400 a year for the next four years.”
- “We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians.”
- “We are going to build Canada strong.”
- “We have effectively eliminated GST for first-time homebuyers on new homes up to $1 million and reduced GST for first-time homebuyers on new homes between $1 million and $1.5 million.”
- “A single person will receive up to $950 this year and about $700 a year for the next four years.”
- “Gasoline prices declined by 11¢ per litre.”
- “Our government also removed the requirement for provinces and territories to have a consumer-facing carbon price.”
- “That is how we build Canada strong.”
- “We cannot control the global forces driving up prices.”
How lines are counted
Every count comes from the official record of the House of Commons, Hansard. Routine parliamentary procedure is left out.
A line is counted when members repeat the same meaningful words in the same order. Small differences in wording still count. A line appears here once members of one party have said it at least three times, between at least two of them. One speech counts once per line, however often it is repeated.
The same rules apply to every member and every party. Counts update after each sitting day.