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Thursday, February 12, 2026 · sitting No. 85
Conservatives press auto strategy changes in supply day debate
The House devoted the largest share of its sitting to a Conservative opposition motion on the auto sector. Moved by Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, the motion called on the government to end subsidies for foreign-made electric vehicles, adjust tailpipe standards and take other steps to protect Canadian production; it remained under debate at the end of the day.
Question period featured repeated exchanges on housing affordability and the auto industry. Conservative MP Andrew Scheer pressed the government on falling home-ownership rates among younger Canadians and declining vehicle production, while Liberal ministers defended the Build Canada Homes act and existing EV incentives.
Members also raised concerns over pension administration problems and cultural policy at UNESCO.
Decided that day
- Second reading passed for Bill S-210 on Ukrainian Heritage Month
- Second reading passed for Bill C-227 on a national housing strategy for young Canadians
- Opposition motion on serious crimes and refugee claims defeated
- Bill C-19 received royal assent
From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard
Question Period – February 12, 2026. Video from CPAC. Watch on YouTube
Who held the floor · 2026-02-12
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- answeredPublic SafetyAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly provides updates on government support and investigation progress as requested.
The Minister of Public Safety is in Tumbler Ridge, working with colleagues, including the member of Parliament and provincial and municipal partners, to hear directly from the community, and coordinating with those levels of government.
- deflectedHousingAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the government's bill without addressing the specific data or Conservative plan mentioned.
the government cares deeply about affordability for young Canadians.
- misdirectedAutomotive IndustryAndrew Scheer (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer begins with condolences unrelated to the auto sector question before defending subsidies.
I would like, first and foremost, to extend my heartfelt prayers to the victims and families in Tumbler Ridge.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the government's strategy and attacks Conservative ideology instead of addressing the subsidy question directly.
Why are the Conservatives ideologically against both affordability and electrification?
- deflectedHousingPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Caroline Desrochers (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to promoting the budget and housing plan without addressing immigration thresholds or Quebec City specifics.
The core mission of Build Canada Homes is to accelerate the construction of affordable housing across Canada.
- deflectedHousingPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Caroline Desrochers (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the asker of slogans and filibustering while promoting the budget instead of addressing immigration impacts.
again, day in and day out, it is slogans.
- partly answeredPensionsChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses the system transfer and costs but does not respond to the call for a public inquiry.
the OAS system transfer is complete and it came in under budget.
- partly answeredPensionsChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). substantive question.The answer discusses system modernization but avoids the request for a public inquiry into cost overruns.
We invested to modernize the system, and the vast majority of recipients were transferred without a problem.
- deflectedPensionsSébastien Lemire (Bloc) asked Patty Hajdu (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to system benefits and offers help without addressing the cost overrun claim.
this is a very old system that needed modernization.
- deflectedHousingAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal). substantive question.Answer promotes government bills instead of addressing the GST removal proposal or housing data.
There are two bills before the House that they can support, which would improve affordability for young Canadians.
- misdirectedHousingAndrew Lawton (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). substantive question.Answer criticizes the asker for insults and pivots to local projects rather than red tape or GST policy.
Its residents expect better than his hurling insults.
- deflectedHousingRoman Baber (Conservative) asked Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal). substantive question.Answer highlights Build Canada Homes achievements without engaging the CMHC data or GST plan.
In just 100 days, it has secured landmark agreements with provinces and cities, and advanced building on six federal lands.
- misdirectedHousingRoman Baber (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Conservatives as obstructive instead of addressing the new agency or construction decline.
it seems what they know about is obstruction.
- misdirectedHousingTako Van Popta (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). substantive question.Answer attacks the Conservative leader's comments and avoids the GST or housing starts question.
The leader called a middle-class house a "shack" and co-op housing "Soviet-style".
- deflectedHousingTako Van Popta (Conservative) asked Yasir Naqvi (Liberal). substantive question.Answer promotes Build Canada Homes and urges bill passage without addressing ownership market data or GST removal.
We are going to build that housing through Build Canada Homes.
- deflectedHousingVincent Ho (Conservative) asked Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal). substantive question.Answer defends Build Canada Homes and criticizes opposition votes instead of addressing housing starts decline or GST policy.
While we are doing that, they are voting against expanding mortgage rate criteria for young Canadians
- deflectedCanadian Identity and CultureMartin Champoux (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Vague agreement without committing to any position or change.
For now, I do not have anything to reveal publicly, but we are more or less on the same wavelength as the member across the way.
- misdirectedCanadian Identity and CultureMartin Champoux (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the UNESCO vote question and attacks the member's voting record instead.
if the member opposite were serious about supporting Canada's artists and creators, he would vote "yes", as he usually does, but for our budget.
- partly answeredPensionsDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Stephanie McLean (Liberal). substantive question.Addresses modernization and assistance but not the cost overruns or repeated mistakes.
Doing nothing would have jeopardized payments for millions of seniors.
- deflectedPensionsDominique Vien (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Repeats offers of help while avoiding the cover-up and delay accusations.
If members of Parliament have information, they have already been invited to provide it, and we will help these people.
- misdirectedHousingGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Caroline Desrochers (Liberal). substantive question.Ignores the timeline question and pivots to attacking Conservatives' plan.
On the Conservative side, there is no plan and no solution, just rhetoric.
- deflectedHousingGabriel Hardy (Conservative) asked Caroline Desrochers (Liberal). substantive question.Avoids the GST removal proposal and instead demands support for the government's bill.
these projects will not move forward unless the opposition supports Bill C-15 on the budget and on Build Canada Homes.
- deflectedHousingJacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Caroline Desrochers (Liberal). substantive question.Dismisses the GST plan without addressing housing starts or ownership concerns.
- partly answeredAutomotive IndustryRaquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.Explains EV incentives and industry goals but does not address subsidizing foreign-made EVs.
Our plan is to make sure that we bring our industry to the forefront of innovation and that good jobs are created here.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryRaquel Dancho (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids whether the minister will change the EV subsidy program and instead attacks the Conservatives' timing and questions their stance on workers.
Is she going after the Canadian auto parts workers all across Ontario? That is my question.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps cancelling rebates for American EVs and pivots to praising Team Canada efforts while criticizing Conservative delays.
It took him months to do that.
- misdirectedAutomotive IndustryKyle Seeback (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the subsidy question entirely and attacks the asker for not consulting unions, quoting a union statement against Conservatives.
It said that their "political posturing" is unacceptable and they should not take advantage of the working people of Ingersoll.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryTony Baldinelli (Conservative) asked Leslie Church (Liberal). loaded question.The answer defends the auto strategy with union quotes but does not address stopping subsidies for foreign EVs or supporting the GST motion.
The President of Unifor Local 200 in Windsor, who chairs Unifor's auto council, says that he is "ecstatic" over the measures put in place as part of Canada's auto strategy.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryTony Baldinelli (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims broad support for the strategy and criticizes the asker for changing the narrative without addressing removal of GST or ending American EV subsidies.
I know my colleague is fighting hard to change the narrative, but the auto strategy has already been out for a week and everybody is in favour of it
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryConnie Cody (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the question on stopping subsidies to Tesla and instead emphasizes predictability and criticizes Conservatives for opposing market signals.
Why are the Conservatives fundamentally against what the market is saying, which is that this is a good plan and Canada is a great destination to invest?
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryChris Lewis (Conservative) asked Peter Fragiskatos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer offers general support for the auto sector but does not address stopping foreign EV subsidies or the GST motion.
I invite Conservatives to support the government in continuing to ensure that measures are put in place to ensure the future well-being of that sector.
- deflectedAutomotive IndustryNed Kuruc (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.The answer claims existing support for Canadian vehicles and mocks Conservatives for using a script without addressing the GST removal request.
The Conservatives have all been asking the same question. I guess their leader gave them a sheet to read.
- deflectedPublic SafetySukhman Gill (Conservative) asked Randeep Sarai (Liberal). substantive question.Answer accuses Conservatives of not reading bills and pivots to other legislation instead of addressing the request to vote for their plan.
I used to think that maybe it is obstruction that Conservatives are doing, but I really think they do not even read the bills.
- partly answeredPublic SafetyBrad Redekopp (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). substantive question.Answer directly states that Bill C-12 would prevent the asylum claims referenced in the question.
With Bill C-12 , all of the asylum cases they are referring to would not be allowed.
- deflectedPublic SafetyMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Ruby Sahota (Liberal). loaded question.Answer blames Conservatives for obstruction rather than addressing why the government allows the claims.
Had the Conservatives not obstructed at that time and co-operated with us, those asylum cases that the member is referring to would not be allowed.
- deflectedInternational TradeJohn Barlow (Conservative) asked Heath MacDonald (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to criticizing opposition silence and general efforts instead of addressing the claim of misleading farmers.
I am certainly glad that the opposition is now starting to talk about canola.
- deflectedMental Health and AddictionsGord Johns (NDP) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.Answer cites provincial jurisdiction and avoids a yes/no on federal action under the Canada Health Act.
Health services, including mental health, since it is part of health, are under provincial jurisdiction.
- partly answeredDemocratic InstitutionsElizabeth May (Green) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges the issue of foreign interference at any level but is cut off before detailing actions on referenda.
foreign interference in our democracy at any level is unacceptable.