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Friday, November 28, 2025 · sitting No. 63
Commons debates modern treaty commissioner bill amid pipeline clashes
The House spent the largest share of its sitting on government orders for the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act. Conservative MP Todd Doherty said the bill adds unnecessary Ottawa bureaucracy and fails to honour existing commitments to Indigenous peoples. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux countered that Conservatives ignore Indigenous consent on projects such as pipelines.
Question period featured repeated Conservative attacks on the Prime Minister's ties to Brookfield. Conservative MP Luc Berthold asked why the Prime Minister's decisions enrich his former company while Canadians face rising costs. Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon replied that recent economic growth of 2.6 per cent shows the government is building Canada.
Bloc Québécois members pressed the government over the Alberta oil agreement. Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Deschênes called the deal a climate betrayal that imposes pipelines on British Columbia without consent.
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- deflectedEthicsLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the ethics allegations entirely and pivots to unrelated economic growth claims.
The Canadian economy grew 2.6% in the last quarter.
- deflectedEthicsLuc Berthold (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the tax avoidance and conflict claims by mocking the opposition and restating growth figures.
They do not know whether they are coming or going.
- misdirectedEthicsJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to personal enthusiasm about jobs instead of addressing the blind trust and policy alignment questions.
As the proud mother of an operating engineer, I could not be more thrilled as well.
- deflectedEthicsJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the ethics and timeline questions to promote GDP growth and child care agreements.
Canada's GDP growth last quarter was 2.6%, blowing out economists' projections.
- misdirectedEthicsMichael Cooper (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner as promoting conspiracy theories and pivots to Alberta jobs instead of the meeting violation.
when members resort to personal attacks and deal in conspiracy theories, it speaks to a larger issue.
- misdirectedEthicsMichael Cooper (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer insults the member and changes subject to jobs and wages rather than the Ethics Commissioner direction.
I think my colleague left his tinfoil hat in the men's room before he attended question period today.
- deflectedIntergovernmental RelationsAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer evades the pipeline and provincial respect critique by shifting to Quebec economic ambitions.
Our approach is paying off, with 2.6% growth in the last quarter.
- deflectedIntergovernmental RelationsAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer sidesteps the climate betrayal and cabinet justification question to restate election promises.
Unlike the Bloc Québécois, we are steadfast in keeping our election promises.
- deflectedIntergovernmental RelationsMarilène Gill (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the pipeline question entirely and pivots to economic growth plus an attack on the Bloc.
We will be able to achieve all of this without the help of the Bloc Québécois, which wants to break up our country.
- deflectedEthicsPhilip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Ali Ehsassi (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the Brookfield conflict claim and offers only generic economic praise.
He can rest assured that our government is entirely focused on building our economy and supporting industries and workers who require our help.
- misdirectedThe EconomyPhilip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition for not supporting a nuclear project instead of addressing Brookfield or food-bank claims.
Why do the members opposite not get on board and support a plan that is actually growing our economy 2.6% this year?
- misdirectedEthicsJacob Mantle (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to listing Conservative voting record and attacks their motives rather than addressing the conflict-of-interest question.
If they want to show that they care, they should step up to support major projects in this country, like the new nuclear project at Darlington that will create 21,700 jobs in our region.
- misdirectedEthicsJacob Mantle (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer questions the member's loyalty and motives instead of responding to the ethics allegations.
- deflectedEthicsGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the ethics question as a distraction and lists unrelated Quebec spending items.
Bringing up ethics is an attempt to distract certain people from the real work we are doing.
- deflectedEthicsGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the Brookfield carbon-capture allegation and pivots to general productivity claims.
The proof that our approach is working is that we learned today that our productivity is increasing.
- deflectedEthicsVincent Ho (Conservative) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists other trade deals but never addresses the repeated Brookfield conflict claims.
These are the trade deals we are embarking upon.
- deflectedClimate ChangeClaude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer pivots to trade and Quebec projects without addressing the minister's quoted remarks.
That is forcing us to secure our economy, work with the provinces, meet our economic objectives and implement major renewable energy and critical mineral projects in Quebec.
- deflectedClimate ChangeClaude DeBellefeuille (Bloc) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). rhetorical question.Answer discusses provincial agreements on emissions but ignores the minister's alleged insults and Quebec Liberal support.
Today, that same province has just agreed to increase the price on carbon.
- partly answeredForestry IndustryJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges support measures but does not address the Prime Minister's reported remark.
This week, we announced important measures to support the industry.
- deflectedForestry IndustryJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the Conservatives and lists general actions instead of committing to a new trade deal.
we will take no lessons from a Conservative member.
- misdirectedForestry IndustryTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes Conservatives for offering no ideas rather than responding to the negotiation failure claim.
how many ideas did I get from them? It was zero.
- misdirectedForestry IndustryTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as histrionics and demands ideas instead of addressing the deal request.
How about we work together to help this industry, instead of these histrionics in the House?
- misdirectedAutomotive IndustryRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer counters by questioning the member's votes on unrelated issues instead of addressing the Prime Minister's comment.
I would like to ask the member what she cares about.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesDane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights Alberta agreements on carbon and energy but does not specify any pipeline timeline.
Premier Smith has signed on to a radical set of new measures to make sure we have clean electricity
- deflectedNatural ResourcesDane Lloyd (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer mocks the premise and pivots to an unrelated MOU announcement without addressing personal gain.
The fact of the matter is this: Yesterday, we announced an MOU with Alberta that increases economic prosperity for this country, increases environmental sustainability and the durability of environmental action in this country, and makes us less reliant on the United States.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesSukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the tax and veto claims and restates positive talking points about the MOU.
yesterday was a great day for Canada because it got us onto a better course of action and a more common ground and confederation between Alberta and Canada, which will also lead to a better course of action across the entire country.
- misdirectedNatural ResourcesSukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Yasir Naqvi (Liberal). substantive question.Answer shifts to general job creation and ports instead of addressing pipeline timelines or broken promises.
We are investing and building things like they have never been done before.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesHelena Konanz (Conservative) asked Jaime Battiste (Liberal). loaded question.Answer avoids the veto and approval demand by emphasizing indigenous rights and co-operative federalism.
we are committed on this side of the House to co-operative federalism with the province of Alberta, but we remain committed and we remain respectful of aboriginal and treaty rights, as well as the free, prior and informed consent of communities that is entrenched in UNDRIP.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesHelena Konanz (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.Answer dismisses the question as slogans and pivots to praising the Alberta-signed deal without timelines.
What is lacking is seriousness.
- partly answeredNatural ResourcesScott Anderson (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer supplies a specific July 1 timeline for a proposal but ignores the immediate shovels-in-ground demand and tax-hike framing.
By July 1 of next year is when a pipeline proposal will come from the Province of Alberta.
- misdirectedNatural ResourcesTamara Jansen (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the Conservatives' past record and offers TMX as the answer instead of a new pipeline date.
The Conservatives failed to get anything built when they were last in government because they ignored the role of provinces and because they ignored the rights of indigenous peoples in this country.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesTamara Jansen (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.Answer explains constitutional limits and consultation requirements without committing to using federal authority for immediate approval.
If she actually read the entirety of the section that she is referring to, she would notice that it also gives the constitutional authority to provincial governments to build or not build the infrastructure
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the specific claim on health benefits for rejected claimants and pivots to general immigration policy.
What is also at stake is that we put policy on the table to address those issues.
- deflectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids addressing the specific case of the Dutch Somali national and instead references general visa processes.
when new information comes in, it can lead to the cancellation of existing visas that allow individuals to be in Canada in the first place.
- misdirectedImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the question as unserious and shifts to a Supreme Court ruling rather than engaging the policy point.
The question is not a serious one.
- misdirectedInternational TradeMichael Guglielmin (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the questioner with sarcasm instead of addressing the Brookfield trade allegations.
It is shameful that the Conservative Party sets up its tinfoil hats—
- partly answeredNorthern AffairsLori Idlout (NDP) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses Arctic sovereignty and defence spending but does not commit to funding bathymetry.
with our Arctic foreign policy, we are continually ensuring that the sovereignty and the livelihood of the Arctic are protected.
- deflectedNatural ResourcesJenny Kwan (NDP) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.The answer discusses the MOU benefits but avoids explaining why consent language is absent.
indigenous treaty rights do not need to be spelled out in MOUs; they are inherent, but I do want to talk a little about the MOU and what it allows.