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Monday, October 27, 2025 · sitting No. 44

Commons spends most of day debating ethics committee report on conflict rules

Conservative MP John Brassard moved concurrence in the third report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information Privacy and Ethics on the Conflict of Interest Act. The motion which seeks to advance the committee study occupied the largest share of sitting time. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux questioned the timing given other business including bail reform and the budget while Conservative MP Grant Jackson defended the need for greater accountability.

In Question Period Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cited the Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2025 report showing doubled usage since the Liberals took office and asked how many more meals Canadians would sacrifice. Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon and Liberal MP Anna Gainey defended government programs on dental care child care and housing and noted Conservative opposition to those measures.

Decided that day

  • Bill S-3 was introduced

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Who held the floor · 2025-10-27

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 33%, opposition 67% of the words spokenPrivate membersGovernment businessQuestion PeriodRoutine proceedings▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 11:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:00Last speech 18:30Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 7 h 30 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
29Questions Deflected, One Bill IntroducedThe sitting devoted substantial time to committees and the economy yet Question Period produced mostly misdirected or deflected answers. Only one bill advanced with no votes or other decisions recorded.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

Citizenship Act

Conservative MP Grant Jackson said the government had broken the immigration system and expressed concern over 150000 new citizens while Liberal MP Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault defended amendments to the residence requirement in Bill C-3.

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Forestry Industry

Bloc Québécois MP Mario Simard called for immediate financial support and wage subsidies after new U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber reached 55 percent while Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc said the government would await the official order before acting.

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Finance

Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin told the government it must negotiate with opposition parties on health seniors and housing before the November 4 budget while Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon said the minority Parliament required cooperation.

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Labour

New Democrat MP Heather McPherson accused the government of failing to mediate the Canada Post dispute with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers while Liberal MP Leslie Church said free collective bargaining remained the priority.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition for voting against programs instead of addressing the number of meals sacrificed.The Leader of the Opposition raises this issue and then votes against any initiative that helps the most disadvantaged people. Shame on him.
  2. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes government programs without addressing the question on meals sacrificed or the report's doubling of visits.This report underscores the help that families receive through the national school food program.
  3. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the opposition leader's reading of the report and voting record rather than answering about meals sacrificed.What he is not good at is reading what the groups on the ground have to say.
  4. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights a specific program and opposition vote without addressing the question on meals or the report's statistics.Canada's largest food bank in Toronto, the Daily Bread Food Bank, is asking that the national school food program be made permanent through legislation.
  5. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to housing and mortgage rates without addressing meals sacrificed or the food bank report.Mortgage rates are coming down and average rents are coming down, according to the Parliamentary budget office.
  6. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes budget items like school food without addressing the specific food bank shortages or meals sacrificed.I take it from the question from the leader of the official opposition that he will support budget 2025, where we make the school food program permanent
  7. partly answered
    FinanceChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer begins to address working with opposition but cuts off without fully responding to the timeline or demands.This is a minority government, but—
  8. deflected
    FinanceChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer questions the Bloc's negotiating position rather than addressing specific Quebec demands or the budget timeline.I have a hard time understanding that.
  9. misdirected
    FinanceJean-Denis Garon (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the budget consultation question and instead attacks the Bloc by demanding they answer about triggering an election.Here is the real question: Will the Bloc Québécois trigger a Christmas 2025 election, yes or no?
  10. deflected
    The EconomyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the food bank usage question by listing programs and attacking Conservatives instead of addressing the data.We have instituted the national food program. We have instituted the Canadian dental care program.
  11. deflected
    The EconomyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the spending and food bank question by shifting to what Conservatives voted against and defending programs.Conservative MPs have voted against each of these measures.
  12. deflected
    The EconomyShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the inflationary deficits question by repeating program supports and hoping Conservatives do not vote against them.That is what we are going to do, and we sure hope the Conservatives do not vote against Canadians again.
  13. partly answered
    The EconomyShelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) asked Gregor Robertson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses housing and food costs by citing government actions on rents, mortgages and taxes.We have seen average rents come down across Canada.
  14. deflected
    The EconomyRichard Bragdon (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the deficits question by attacking the Conservatives' voting record on affordability measures.it is hard to listen to the party opposite talk about affordability when they voted against every single affordability measure this government has put forward.
  15. deflected
    The EconomyLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the sacrifices question and pivots to defending programs while attacking Conservative comments.Last week one of the Conservative colleagues said that it was garbage.
  16. deflected
    The EconomyLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the inflationary spending question by again criticizing Conservative votes against family supports.However, Conservative members have opposed each and every measure we put forward to help overcome the challenges outlined in this report.
  17. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryMario Simard (Bloc) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shares concern and promises support but defers specifics pending official US order.We have to be careful and wait for the official executive order from the U.S. government before concluding that certain percentages will be applied.
  18. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryMario Simard (Bloc) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Answer claims action via BDC guarantees and payments but does not address wage subsidies or rescue plan.Financial supports are available through banks. Everything is guaranteed by the BDC.
  19. misdirected
    The EconomyGarnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to attacking Conservative record instead of addressing inflationary spending or food bank visits.Conservatives have a record of pushing the retirement age higher, cutting benefits and leaving seniors behind.
  20. deflected
    The EconomyGarnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer denies taxes on groceries and questions the premise without engaging the listed taxes or spending.There is no tax on groceries. There never will be a tax on groceries.
  21. misdirected
    The EconomyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to announcing trade union funding instead of addressing deficits and food bank increases.Today I announced that, in budget 2025, $75 million will go to building trade unions to make sure kids and young people can get great jobs in the skilled trades.
  22. deflected
    The EconomyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer poses rhetorical counter-questions rather than explaining how deficits affect food costs.Which is it? Which is it that he is asking for, to cut services for Canadians or invest in them?
  23. misdirected
    The EconomyCorey Tochor (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the question and instead comments on Saskatchewan Conservative attendance.after 10 years of Conservative MPs coming to Ottawa, collectively, with the 14 of them coming, that is 140 years, and that is the first question we got from a Saskatchewan perspective.
  24. deflected
    The EconomyLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists existing programs without addressing deficits or child food insecurity statistics.the relief families get through the school food program, as well as through dental care and child care, are all things the report cites as being critical to addressing the challenges that Canadians are facing right now.
  25. deflected
    The EconomyLaila Goodridge (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes school food program without addressing cause of food bank use or the question's premise.That is why our government brought forward the national school food program, and that is why this new government has committed to make this program permanent
  26. misdirected
    The EconomyRosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives' position on the program instead of addressing spending or food bank visits.They actually oppose a national school food program.
  27. misdirected
    The EconomyRosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists Conservative criticisms of other policies rather than responding to inflation or food banks.The pattern is clear: The Conservatives will disparage people, projects and programs that help Canadians
  28. partly answered
    SeniorsAnna Roberts (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses seniors' support via OAS/GIS but ignores food banks and spending critique.Through that, we are ensuring that folks have up to $1,086 per month for the most financially vulnerable seniors.
  29. deflected
    The EconomyMichael Ma (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to tax credit for workers and budget support instead of food banks or deficits.budget 2025 proposes that they will receive a non-refundable tax credit worth $1,100 a year.
  30. misdirected
    The EconomyEric Lefebvre (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer condemns use of tragedy for political point rather than addressing mismanagement or food/housing issues.I find it truly appalling that the Conservative Party is using it to raise a question today.
  31. deflected
    The EconomyEric Lefebvre (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). substantive question.Answer mentions school food program but does not address local food bank rise or broader feeding help.we have a national school food program for children.
  32. misdirected
    The EconomyRichard Martel (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes opposition's past positions on programs instead of responding to spending or food bank visits.I always find these questions surprising from a party that was prepared to sacrifice so many programs that Quebeckers and Canadians depend on every day.
  33. deflected
    The EconomyEric Melillo (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer promotes a training announcement instead of addressing spending control or sacrifices.today, I announced another $75 million for skilled-trades training, in partnership with unions across this country.
  34. deflected
    The EconomyKurt Holman (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition and pivots to future budget plans without addressing the question on promises or food costs.while the party opposite's leader and that party are clearly out of control, we are focused on this side on what we can control.
  35. misdirected
    The EconomyJonathan Rowe (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to attacking Conservatives on nutrition programs rather than addressing inflationary budgets or sacrifices.I want to remind my colleague from Newfoundland and Labrador in the opposition that school nutrition programs are important to a province.
  36. deflected
    Canada Revenue AgencyGérard Deltell (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). substantive question.The answer gives general assurances on tax integrity without addressing the specific cheque incident or defending the CRA.While we cannot comment on matters before the courts, Canadians can be assured that the CRA is maintaining the integrity of the tax system and preventing misuse of sensitive data.
  37. partly answered
    HealthHeather McPherson (NDP) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses vaccines and provincial work but does not address enforcement of the Canada Health Act or the charging issue.I am working with the Province of Alberta to increase vaccination rates in that province.