Commons spends day on budget implementation act amid economy clashes

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1. deflected
   Carbon PricingMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing carbon tax impact on food prices.What the Conservatives are sowing every day in this House is the distrust of Canadians, because they are insincere when they weaponize people's struggles for their political gain while voting against every single affordability measure that puts more money in Canadians' pockets.
2. deflected
   The EconomyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to job numbers and attacks Conservatives' narrative rather than addressing food bank use or grocery prices.Conservatives cannot even acknowledge when the Canadian economy does well, because it does not fit their narrative.
3. misdirected
   EmploymentGarnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights youth jobs while ignoring the full-time job loss premise raised.in fact, we have good employment news this morning.
4. misdirected
   EmploymentGarnett Genuis (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to committee work and Bill C-15 instead of responding to full-time job losses in Quebec.the reality is that opposition members are currently shutting down committee work.
5. deflected
   The EconomyJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks opposition positions on unrelated programs rather than addressing grocery inflation or food banks.They are against children and families and giving children access to food at school.
6. deflected
   The EconomyJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists government investments without addressing food insecurity statistics or Prime Minister's travel.We are investing in jobs for young people.
7. partly answered
   Forestry IndustryAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges need for US conversations and diversification but does not address forestry concessions specifically.We need to be at the table for these conversations and negotiations.
8. deflected
   Forestry IndustryAlexis Deschênes (Bloc) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.Answer emphasizes national focus and global partnerships without addressing specific concessions on taxes or forestry.We are here for Canadian jobs, for our industries and to build the strongest economy in the G7.
9. answered
   Forestry IndustryMarilène Gill (Bloc) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly commits to resolving the dispute and providing supports while inviting input.We will continue to work at all levels to resolve this, and we will continue to provide supports.
10. deflected
    The EconomyJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to climate change and attacks the questioner's facts instead of addressing spending or taxes.If the Conservatives want real solutions, they have to start to look at real facts.
11. misdirected
    The EconomyJohn Brassard (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the food-price question and instead lists unrelated economic statistics while attacking the opposition.Statistics Canada this morning announced that we created 54,000 net new jobs, with 50,000 for young people alone.
12. misdirected
    The EconomyRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to job creation and child care rather than addressing grocery prices or taxes.Just yesterday, we announced a new early learning and child care deal in Ontario.
13. misdirected
    The EconomyRhonda Kirkland (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to child-care savings and quotes a parent instead of responding to the grocery-price or elite-bubble accusation.This is delivering for families, delivering for kids.
14. deflected
    The EconomyAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks the opposition's climate stance and quotes the report's author rather than addressing carbon-tax or spending cuts.They have no plan to fight climate change, yet the very person they quote every day cites it as the greatest challenge for our food system that is increasing food prices—
15. misdirected
    The EconomyAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dodges the milk-price question by listing unrelated benefits and accusing the asker of weaponizing struggles.What is interesting is that Canadian families want an empathetic, compassionate government that actually acts on the challenges and struggles they are facing, not one that weaponizes their struggles for political gain.
16. deflected
    The EconomySukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer attacks Conservative motives and lists job numbers instead of addressing spending, carbon tax or fuel tax.it is a shame the Conservatives have attached their political fortunes to the failure of the Canadian economy and the struggles of the Canadian people.
17. deflected
    The EnvironmentMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc) asked Wade Grant (Liberal). loaded question.Answer thanks experts but ignores question about resignations and ignoring science.Their important contributions to the board have helped guide our government's work in advancing decisive climate action in Canada, and we are better off for their contributions.
18. deflected
    The EnvironmentMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc) asked Wade Grant (Liberal). loaded question.Answer repeats thanks to experts without addressing chief science advisor or bypassing laws.Our government values the role of the net-zero advisory board as an independent expert body that provides important advice to inform climate policy.
19. partly answered
    The EconomyGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer addresses family supports but sidesteps food bank visits and hunger claims.we are here for families. We are investing in the support measures that families need.
20. deflected
    The EconomyGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Anna Gainey (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists investments without addressing farmer debt or grocery cost increases.On this side of the House, we are investing $13 billion to build affordable homes.
21. misdirected
    The EconomyBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives on imaginary taxes instead of addressing grocery prices or taxes.instead of harping on about imaginary taxes that the Conservatives know are not real and are not affecting the price of food, they should think about their own conduct in the House.
22. misdirected
    Small BusinessBrad Vis (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.Answer criticizes opposition instead of addressing small business losses or red tape.it appears the members opposite have spent so long on the opposition benches, and have become so disagreeable, that they cannot even agree with the things they have advocated for.
23. deflected
    The EconomyWilliam Stevenson (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.Answer claims carbon price has zero impact but does not address grocery prices or remote areas.when will the Conservatives recognize what farmers already know, which is that the industrial carbon price has zero impact on food prices?
24. partly answered
    Forestry IndustryTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). loaded question.Answer acknowledges job losses but does not address softwood lumber agreement or Trump.The minister has talked to Domtar and the B.C. minister of forestry.
25. deflected
    Forestry IndustryTodd Doherty (Conservative) asked Corey Hogan (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer restates general support without addressing the specific demand to stop caving to Trump or get serious on forestry.We stand with them with supports that allow them to keep those jobs.
26. deflected
    The EconomyTamara Kronis (Conservative) asked Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to job creation numbers instead of addressing grocery prices, mill closures or inflationary spending.there has been a lot of good news that has been coming out over the last few months related to jobs.
27. misdirected
    The EconomyTamara Kronis (Conservative) asked Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives for obstruction rather than addressing taxes on food producers or grocery affordability.
28. deflected
    The EconomyEric Melillo (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer cites IMF reports and GDP growth while ignoring the specific failures on trade deals and grocery prices raised.The IMF just came out with a report that said Canada's economy is weathering the shocks of the tariff war, or the trade war, better than expected.
29. misdirected
    The EconomyEric Melillo (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's past comments instead of addressing the call to cut taxes or negotiate a trade deal.Whose side are Conservatives on?
30. deflected
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodCathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses weather and tariffs but does not address the industrial carbon tax on fertilizer or the $1.3 billion cost.They are fighting against tariff disruption of trade and also extreme weather events.
31. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodCathay Wagantall (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). loaded question.The answer acknowledges working with farmers on fertilizer but does not address the specific costs from labelling, emissions targets or the carbon tax.We are working with the farmers and the industry to find solutions to a fertilizer made in Canada
32. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodScott Reid (Conservative) asked Sophie Chatel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer claims commitment to reducing red tape but does not commit to overriding the CFIA interpretation or the $120 million cost.this new government is committed to reducing red tape across government, especially with our agencies, such as CFIA and PMRA.
33. deflected
    Committees of the HouseJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Mike Kelloway (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative committee behaviour instead of addressing the specific allegations of obstruction and lack of transparency.The Conservatives are always looking to block things at committee.
34. misdirected
    Committees of the HouseDan Albas (Conservative) asked Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the question about the committee chair entirely and pivots to an unrelated topic on Ukraine support.Ukrainians are fighting bravely for their freedom in the face of unwarranted aggression from Russia.
35. deflected
    Farm Credit CanadaMichael Kram (Conservative) asked Ryan Turnbull (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses general budget savings but does not address the specific CEO travel expenses at Farm Credit Canada.I can assure members that in the preparations leading up to budget 2025, there was a comprehensive expenditure review that looked at all possible operational savings the federal government could make in order to invest in the Canadian economy.
36. deflected
    The EconomyLeah Gazan (NDP) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights programs the member voted against rather than addressing the request for a public food option or corporate greed claims.The member voted against the very programs that are going to support families in her community.
37. answered
    Fisheries and OceansGord Johns (NDP) asked Joanne Thompson (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly confirms continued funding through March 2026 and ongoing engagement on program renewal.I want to assure the member that the program funding continues through to March 2026.