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Monday, November 3, 2025 · sitting No. 49
House debates youth jobs report as Liberals defend budget plans
The House spent the largest share of the sitting on a concurrence motion for the first report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis moved concurrence and said the report expressed unanimous alarm at the youth employment rate, the worst in more than a quarter century. Liberal MP Dominique O'Rourke said the coming budget would detail investments in major projects and trades funds while noting a decline in average rents.
Question period focused on the economy. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said each of the last nine Liberal budgets doubled housing costs and food bank use and asked the government to table an affordable budget rather than provoke an election. Minister of Finance and National Revenue Steven MacKinnon said the budget would cut taxes, build Canada and create opportunities for young people.
Decided that day
- Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-3 passed
- Report stage amendment to Bill C-3 passed
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Bail and Sentencing Reform Act
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif said Bill C-14 is a good start but Conservatives want stronger measures so criminals face real consequences, while Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux said the bill reflects an election commitment and widespread support from mayors and police.
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Conservative MP Larry Brock said the Supreme Court decision striking mandatory jail time for child sexual abuse material offences protects predators, while Liberal MP Ruby Sahota said Bill C-14 will impose tougher sentences on child sexual offenders.
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Liberal MP Viviane Lapointe said Bill C-238 would let judges order restitution to organizations that support victims of human trafficking and drug crimes, while Bloc Québécois MP Martin Champoux said existing victims' rights legislation already provides restitution.
Read the exchangeCarbon Pricing
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the industrial carbon tax raises costs for steel, cement and farm inputs and should be removed, while Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon said farmers are mostly exempt and the budget will make life more affordable.
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- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer twists question into false claim of support rather than addressing budget affordability.
I think I just heard the Leader of the Opposition say he is going to get all his colleagues to support the budget because it will, in fact, be an affordable budget.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer ignores question and repeats unsubstantiated claims about the upcoming budget.
it will indeed be an affordable budget for an affordable life.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer again fabricates opposition support instead of engaging with the budget question.
I think I just heard good news, with the Leader of the Opposition saying that he is going to order his troops, and himself, to walk in here and support this great, affordable Liberal budget that is coming tomorrow.
- deflectedCarbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the carbon tax question by calling it imaginary and pivots to unrelated praise.
The Conservative leader continues to bring up these imaginary taxes.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner and party record instead of addressing the industrial carbon tax.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to personal attack on the member's history rather than responding to the tax or budget query.
The member has been in the House for 20 years and has produced nothing.
- partly answeredThe EconomyChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges discussions with the Bloc and references listening to parties.
As for our talks, the member is well aware that we have had some good discussions with her leader, with her and with other members of her team.
- deflectedThe EconomyChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer avoids negotiation question and pivots to general budget promises.
The projects and the investments in tomorrow's budget will create opportunities for young people, for the people of Quebec and everywhere else.
- partly answeredThe EconomySimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Affirms yes but pivots to US negotiations and industry aid without addressing listed demands.
Yes, we are at the negotiating table.
- deflectedThe EconomyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores admission request and tax-scrapping demand to list unrelated budget priorities.
the new government will deliver its first budget tomorrow, focused on making generational investments to unlock jobs and opportunities, boost productivity and growth, build housing infrastructure and defence, attract $500 billion in new private investment, double trade with non-U.S. countries and move from reliance to resilience.
- misdirectedThe EconomyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Turns to attacking Conservatives' stance instead of addressing affordability or budget content.
Conservatives do not seem to want to make life more affordable now. Will they vote to support our budget or vote for a Christmas election?
- deflectedThe EconomyRosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.Dismisses taxes as imaginary then lists unrelated measures without addressing the packaging tax.
here we go again with the imaginary taxes that the party opposite makes up.
- deflectedThe EconomyRosemarie Falk (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Ignores tax-scrapping request to promote school food program instead.
The budget will make permanent the national school food program, which represents $800 in savings for families each year.
- deflectedThe EconomyCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Denies existence of taxes without engaging the fuel regulations or cost impacts raised.
There is no plastics-wrapping tax. It does not exist.
- deflectedThe EconomyCarol Anstey (Conservative) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). loaded question.Calls tax imaginary then shifts to unrelated provincial programs and training.
There is no fuel tax. It is an imaginary tax on food.
- deflectedThe EconomyGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Labels taxes imaginary and pivots to social programs without addressing the demands.
what I call ideology is when people come up with new imaginary taxes in an attempt to spread falsehoods in the public sphere.
- deflectedThe EconomyGabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer corrects consultation numbers then pivots to questioning the Bloc's vote instead of addressing negotiations.
The question is what the Bloc Québécois will do. Will that party vote to support Quebeckers and all Canadians, or will it vote against them?
- deflectedThe EconomyGabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the specific demands and instead questions whether the Bloc will force an election.
The question is what the Bloc Québécois wants to do. Does the Bloc want to help the people of Quebec?
- deflectedThe EconomyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights past job creation and challenges Conservatives to support the budget rather than addressing deficit or spending concerns.
The Conservatives can support it and help grow Alberta's economy, or keep voting against the opportunities that Albertans and Canadians deserve.
- deflectedThe EconomyJasraj Hallan (Conservative) asked Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal). substantive question.The answer accuses Conservatives of opposing job measures and urges support for the budget without engaging the listed policy failures.
If the Conservatives actually care about helping families make ends meet, they should support budget 2025 and the jobs it would create for Albertans and all Canadians.
- misdirectedThe EconomyKelly McCauley (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). substantive question.The answer shifts to unrelated benefit access and anti-fraud measures instead of addressing spending growth or food bank usage.
what will make a real difference in fighting food insecurity is seniors being able to access the benefits they are entitled to.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer dismisses the tax question as imaginary and pivots to promoting existing programs while attacking Conservative support.
The Conservatives are incapable of supporting it. They are incapable of supporting a real plan for housing.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer avoids the deficit and spending critique by previewing the budget and contrasting party priorities without specifics.
Here is the big difference between us on this side of the House and the Conservatives.
- partly answeredJusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.The answer directly states support for tougher penalties and references new bills but cuts off without fully addressing the Supreme Court decision or government silence.
That is why we have introduced sweeping reforms, through Bill C-14 , that would make bail stricter and sentences tougher and would make child sexual offenders serve time behind bars.
- deflectedJusticeLarry Brock (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to defending their bill and attacking Conservatives instead of addressing the specific ruling or restoring mandatory sentences.
They refused to support Bill C-63 , which would have helped protect our children against online crime and online predators
- partly answeredJusticeDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Patricia Lattanzio (Liberal). loaded question.Answer affirms harsh penalties for child abusers and mentions a future bill but does not address the Supreme Court ruling or mandatory minimums.
In the coming weeks, our government will introduce a new measure from our election platform to better protect children from horrific crimes.
- deflectedJusticeDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Patricia Lattanzio (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats general commitments to children and promotes a bill that explicitly does not cover mandatory sentences, avoiding the question.
Again, Bill C‑242 is scheduled for debate this Friday, yet it makes no mention at all of mandatory sentences.
- misdirectedThe EconomyKelly Block (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the budget and bonuses entirely, instead attacking the opposition in multiple languages.
I have learned, in English, to say that they are the problem.
- misdirectedThe EconomyKelly Block (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to past Conservative representation rather than addressing food banks, inflation or executive bonuses.
for 10 long years, we sent 14 Conservative MPs to Ottawa.
- deflectedThe EconomyMike Lake (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes general spending priorities without addressing executive bonuses or the affordability critique.
It will make sure we are creating not only the jobs of today but also the jobs of tomorrow
- deflectedThe EconomyMike Lake (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights child poverty reduction and tax credits while ignoring the housing crisis and CMHC bonuses raised.
This year, 22 million Canadians will receive a tax credit.
- deflectedThe EconomyBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes opposition on climate change and pivots to a school food program instead of addressing bonuses or food bank usage.
What they should be for, and I hope they will support when they are looking at our budget, is the national school food program
- deflectedThe EconomyJamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the upcoming budget without addressing the question on specific sacrifices.
the budget will be about protecting jobs and making sure that we protect our communities.
- partly answeredThe EconomyJamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer offers to work with the member on the plant closure but pivots to general budget promotion.
It would be my pleasure to work with my colleague to make sure we are able to bring support to his community, particularly Holsag and Holsag workers.
- misdirectedThe EconomyJacob Mantle (Conservative) asked Julie Dabrusin (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as imaginary taxes and attacks the opposition on climate change instead of addressing the fuel tax.
If we want to talk about a cost to future generations, it is hearing from the opposite side on how they will do nothing to fight climate change.
- misdirectedThe EconomyTamara Jansen (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives' voting record and motives rather than addressing the labelling rules or costs.
They are driving for a Christmas election. It is so obvious.
- deflectedIndigenous AffairsJenny Kwan (NDP) asked Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal). substantive question.The answer describes a new housing program without addressing the specific request to task NICHI or avoid re-announcing funds.
Build Canada Homes will help address this by financing affordable housing at scale across the housing continuum, in collaboration with provinces, territories and indigenous partners.