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In Question Period on employment, the Conservatives pointed to recent job losses reported by Statistics Canada, citing roughly 70,000 jobs lost in September and 42,000 in August, a rising unemployment rate described as the second highest in the G7, declining real wages, and asked whether the Prime Minister takes responsibility. The government said it is helping Canadians with the cost of living through tax cuts and affordability measures such as a groceries and essentials benefit, home repair help, and school food funding, and said that in a challenging trade war it is building major projects, including small modular reactors at Darlington, to create jobs, and asked the Conservatives to support that plan.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michael Cooper

Conservative

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“Canada lost nearly 70,000 jobs in September and 42,000 in August, and our unemployment rate is the second highest in the G7. Does the Prime Minister take responsibility for these job losses?”

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    “Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.”

    Said 10 times by 9 members since April 28.

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Madam Speaker, as we head into Thanksgiving, the latest StatsCan jobs report is in, and the numbers are devastating: nearly 70,000 jobs lost in September. That is on top of the 42,000 jobs lost in August. Unemployment is up, and Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7. In the face of these dismal jobs numbers, does the Prime Minister take any responsibility?

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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal
“Our government is helping Canadians with the cost of living. We cut taxes on income, housing, fuel, and business. We are giving families money for groceries, helping with home repairs, and funding school food. The Conservatives refuse to support Canadians.”

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Madam Speaker, this Thanksgiving, Canadians should know that we are stepping up to support them with the cost of living. We have cut taxes on income, housing, fuel and new business investment, while we have moved forward with affordability measures like the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, which will put $1,890 over the course of the next year in families’ pockets. We also moved forward with the home retrofit program, which was announced just yesterday, and the national school food program. Do members know what the missing ingredient is at this Thanksgiving dinner? It is the Conservative Party being willing to stand up for Canadians. We have not seen that for some time in this House. It would—

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Michael Cooper

Conservative
“Thousands of Canadians lost their jobs recently, and wages are falling. The Prime Minister promised a strong economy. I want him to admit that his words do not match reality.”

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

    Said 10 times by 7 members since April 27.

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Madam Speaker, 110,000 Canadians have been out of work in just the past 60 days. We have the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7, with the worst labour participation rate in 30 years. Meanwhile, real wages continue to decline. That is the Prime Minister’s record. The Prime Minister promised the strongest economy in the G7, so will he acknowledge that once again his rhetoric does not match reality?

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Evan Solomon

Liberal
“We are in a tough trade war, so our government is building big energy and mining projects to create thousands of jobs. I want the Conservatives to support our plan.”
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Madam Speaker, we all know that we are in a very challenging trade war. That is why the thing to do is build major projects and create jobs. That is exactly what we are doing. At Darlington, we are building North America’s first grid-scale small modular reactors, with 18,000 construction jobs and 3,700 energy jobs. In Pickering, we are rebuilding the nuclear plant, with 30,000-plus jobs. East of Saskatoon, crews are building a potash mine, with 5,500 construction jobs. We are building the jobs. If only the Conservatives would come on board and join us.

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