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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · sitting No. 2

Commons opens with throne speech debate and estimates

Liberal MP Corey Hogan opened the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne delivered by King Charles III. He welcomed the renewed focus on national unity and pledged to bring balance to energy and environment discussions.

Conservative MP Billy Morin said the speech offered no concrete measures to revive the energy sector and called for repeal of Liberal laws that caused project cancellations. Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Deschênes said the address ignored Quebec forestry needs in the softwood lumber dispute.

Liberal MP Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for 2025-26. Liberal MP François-Philippe Champagne gave notice of a ways and means motion to cut taxes and reduce costs for Canadians.

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No CPAC Question Period upload is on file for this day. CPAC’s channel goes back to December 2019.

Who held the floor · 2025-05-27

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 66%, opposition 34% of the words spokenSpeech from the Throne▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 12:4513:00Last speech 13:50Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 1 h 5 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
70Bills Introduced, Little Else DoneThe sitting devoted most time to the Address in Reply and throne speech formalities while introducing twenty-one Senate bills. No votes were held and no substantive business advanced.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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Other moments

Ways and Means

Liberal MP François-Philippe Champagne tabled notice of a ways and means motion to cut taxes and bring down costs.

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Business of Supply

Liberal MP Shafqat Ali moved that the business of supply be considered at the next sitting.

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Main Estimates, 2025-26

Liberal MP Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for 2025-26.

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Federal Tax Expenditures

Liberal MP Shafqat Ali tabled the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures for 2025.

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Federal Tax Expenditures

Green Party MP Elizabeth May raised a point of order about heckling during the throne speech proceedings.

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