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The last sitting · Friday, Nov. 6

Commons spends day on budget as opposition hammers debt and jobs

The House devoted the largest share of its sitting to debate on budget 2026 under Government Orders. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue Ryan Turnbull told the House the plan sticks to fiscal anchors, reaches one anchor a year early and uses an investment supercycle to attract capital while preserving a AAA credit rating. Conservative MP Greg McLean replied that the government is spending Canadians' future with slogans such as "Masters of our destiny," and Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron warned the productivity mega deduction would sell natural resources at a discount to foreign interests.

Question Period featured repeated exchanges on the same budget. Conservative MP Michael Chong said debt interest will reach $85.5 billion a year by 2030 and asked what the government would do in another crisis. Turnbull answered that Canada has the fastest-growing economy in the G7 and is exceeding its fiscal guardrails. Conservative MP John Brassard pressed on the $2.3-billion Telesat contract and whether the Prime Minister had discussed it with ministers or staff, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Mike Kelloway replied that all members follow the rules.

Conservative MP Dominique Vien asked why the government would not cut fuel taxes instead of adding $151 billion in spending, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Caroline Desrochers pointed to recapitalization of Build Canada Homes and a $45-billion homelessness initiative.

Summarized from the Hansard record of sitting No. 164, 242 interventions. Full Hansard

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Who held the floor · 2026-11-06

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 42%, opposition 58% of the words spokenGovernment businessQuestion PeriodGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0011:0012:0013:00Last speech 13:40Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 3 h 40 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
30mostly argumentThe sitting focused heavily on the budget and finance with almost no procedural interruptions. No votes were held and no bills advanced despite the time spent.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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Public Services and Procurement

Conservative MP Michael Cooper said the Prime Minister's account of his role in the $2.3-billion Telesat contract changed between days and asked whether any discussion with ministers or staff had occurred.

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Employment

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis said Statistics Canada data showed 50,000 private-sector jobs lost in a month, youth unemployment at 13.7 per cent and a declining share of unemployed people finding work.

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Climate Change

Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin said the budget contains no reversal of climate rollbacks and continues to subsidize oil and gas while weakening industrial carbon pricing.

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Rail Transportation

Conservative MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman said the budget commits billions to Alto high-speed rail without a demonstrated business case and while taxing fuel used by rural Canadians.

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Indigenous Affairs

Conservative MP Billy Morin said the non-insured health benefits program failed Miranda Mamakwa four times before her death and that the budget freezes or reduces funding for the program.

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News Media Industry

Conservative MP Gaétan Malette asked the government to redirect a larger share of its existing advertising budget to rural radio stations that provide emergency information.

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7of the last 30 sittings decided nothing at all: no recorded vote, no bill moved forward.

Each dot is a sitting, shaded by its score; red rings went nowhere. “Decided nothing” is counted from the stored record of votes and bill stages.

AI-rated The scores rest partly on a model’s rating of Question Period. How the AI rates this

9.8%of 81,716 questions in Question Period got a straight answer, as rated by AI. Most were deflected.

AI-rated A language model reads each exchange and rates the answer. How the AI rates this

  • Answered 9.8%
  • Partly answered 19%
  • Deflected 51%
  • Answered something else 20%

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Department report cardHighest two and lowest three, by score84Finance$143 billion · met 99% of targets76ECCC$4.4 billion · met 76% of targets49DND$34 billion · met 44% of targets44ISC$26 billion · met 48% of targets40PCO$252 million · met 40% of targetsScore out of 100: 55% from the share of its own targets met, 25% from the share it reported a result for, 20% from whether results kept pace with real spending. It is not the met percentage.

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