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During question period, federal-provincial relations came up. Conservative MP Gabriel Hardy said the Liberal government causes friction with Quebec, Alberta and other provinces because it does not respect their areas of power, and asked the government to stay out of provincial matters. Liberal MP Joël Lightbound replied that the government recently announced $10 billion with Quebec’s premier for infrastructure in the province, and said the Conservatives appear only to cut funding for Quebec transit and rail projects.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Gabriel Hardy

Conservative

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“The Liberal government causes problems with Quebec, Alberta, and other provinces because it does not respect their power. I want the government to stay out of provincial matters and respect provincial rights.”

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Mr. Speaker, there have not been any decent answers today, despite the fact that the questions being asked are incredibly simple. Every time the Liberals are in power, tensions rise with Quebec, Alberta and the other provinces. Why? It is quite simple. It is because the Liberals do not respect the Quebec nation. They respect Alberta no more than they respect Quebec. They continue to centralize and overstep provincial jurisdiction. The Liberals believe that Canada is their country and it should be run their way. Can the Liberal government finally mind its own business, respect provincial autonomy and understand that its role is to serve, not to control?

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Joël Lightbound

Liberal
“We just agreed to spend $10 billion on infrastructure with Quebec's premier. The Conservatives only show up to take away money for Quebec's transit, tramway, and high-speed rail projects.”

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Mr. Speaker, we hear a lot of things in the House. The member talks about respecting the Quebec nation, but where was he last Tuesday when, together with the Premier of Quebec, we announced $10 billion for infrastructure in Quebec? The only time we see the Conservatives is when they are trying to deprive Quebeckers of the money needed for infrastructure, take $2.75 billion from Quebec City for the tramway or deny Quebec a high-speed rail project that will bring us into the modern era and that we should have undertaken decades ago.

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