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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · sitting No. 132

House advances time allocation on Build Canada Homes Act

The House devoted the largest share of the sitting to Government Orders on the Build Canada Homes Act, where Housing Minister Gregor Robertson moved a motion to limit third reading debate to five hours before all necessary questions would be put.

Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux told Conservative MP Frank Caputo that the Conservatives had blocked the government's crime agenda despite law enforcement requests, while Caputo replied that Liberals had enacted Bill C-5 and Bill C-75 allowing house arrest for drive-by shootings.

In Question Period, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed Prime Minister Mark Carney on rising consumer insolvencies and job losses under the government's deficit and inflation policies, and Carney cited 88,000 new full-time private-sector jobs and rising foreign investment.

Decided that day

  • Sitting hours extended in June
  • Time allocation granted for Build Canada Homes Act
  • Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day passed
  • Motion to adjourn the House defeated

From the Hansard record of the sitting. Full Hansard

Question Period – June 9, 2026. Video from CPAC. Watch on YouTube

Who held the floor · 2026-06-09

Government (Liberal)OppositionOver the day: government 46%, opposition 54% of the words spokenGovernment businessGovernment business▲ Government side held the floor▼ Opposition held the floorOpened 10:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:00Last speech 23:40Time of day, Ottawa · the House sat 13 h 40 min · each dot is a stretch of debate, placed at the minute it began
60Bills creep forward, answers mostly dodgeThe House devoted most of its time to substantive debate on housing and victim-protection bills and passed three procedural motions that will speed later work. Question Period produced almost no clear answers, leaving the day only partly productive.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

Rail Transportation

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the high-speed rail plan would destroy Quebec farms without stations for regional communities and charge families $4,000 each, while Prime Minister Mark Carney replied that the project would create 50,000 jobs and add $37 billion to GDP.

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Canadian Identity and Culture

Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin accused the government of scrapping the digital services tax and waiving CRTC levies on streaming platforms, while Prime Minister Mark Carney said the budget contained more than $750 million for Canadian, Quebec and francophone culture.

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Employment

Conservative MP Brad Vis said the surge in temporary foreign workers had driven youth unemployment above 14 per cent, while Liberal MP Jill McKnight reported a 0.9 per cent drop in youth unemployment and a $6-billion investment in skilled trades.

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Steel and Aluminum Industry

Conservative MP Jason Groleau said the government had allowed Asian steel and non-compliant garage doors to flood the market, while Liberal Minister Mélanie Joly said the government had prevented all forms of dumping and stood ready to work with producers.

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Corrections and Conditional Release Act

Conservative MP Fred Davies supported Bill C-232 to keep dangerous offenders in maximum security, citing the Bernardo case, while Liberal MP Tom Osborne said the bill's intent was understood but further study was needed.

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Question Period, exchange by exchange

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  1. deflected
    Rail TransportationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes project benefits and election results without addressing consultation, farm impacts or regional stations.High-speed rail will create over 50,000 jobs, contribute over $37 billion to GDP and bring a more prosperous and sustainable future for Quebec.
  2. deflected
    Rail TransportationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer highlights project scale and jobs but ignores bonuses, land expropriation and recession context.The corridor will be only 60 metres wide, but it is the largest infrastructure project in the country's history.
  3. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer cites job numbers and growth rates without addressing insolvency increases or deficit policies.Last week, we just heard that we have created over 88,000 jobs, all full-time, all private sector.
  4. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the opposition's belief in Canada instead of engaging with unemployment and bankruptcy data.The Leader of the Opposition does not believe in Canada.
  5. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists GDP and job figures while avoiding reversal of policies or responsibility for recession.The flash GDP estimate for April is 0.4% growth.
  6. misdirected
    Canadian Identity and CultureChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's voting record instead of addressing the digital services tax or CRTC levies.Why does the Bloc Québécois vote against investments in Quebec culture, francophone culture and Canadian culture at every opportunity?
  7. misdirected
    Canadian Identity and CultureChristine Normandin (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the Bloc's opposition to budgets rather than responding to deregulation for foreign corporations.the Bloc Québécois always opposes everything.
  8. deflected
    Canadian Identity and CultureMartin Champoux (Bloc) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer lists cultural funding amounts without addressing the trade-off with US negotiations or francophone culture specifically.It includes more than $750 million for culture: Canadian culture, Quebec culture, francophone culture, including funding for Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, the National Film Board of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Radio-Canada.
  9. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mark Carney (Liberal). loaded question.Answer ignores the electrician and recession premise to discuss unrelated GG installation and Alberta investments.Yesterday, I was here with other members of Parliament at the installation of the Governor General.
  10. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer pivots to union praise and a rail project instead of addressing the recession or electrician.the Leader of the Opposition should talk to the national president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  11. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer promotes rail project jobs while attacking the opposition's belief in Canada rather than tackling insider bonuses or costs.the core difference between the people on this side of the House and the Leader of the Opposition
  12. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer highlights job numbers and G7 growth instead of reversing policies or addressing bankruptcy increases.the Canadian economy created over 80,000 jobs
  13. misdirected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks the questioner's job history and claims fiscal strength while denying recession facts.I will take no lessons from the Conservative leader.
  14. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated job announcements while ignoring delinquency and bankruptcy rate rises.There are 200 new jobs at Tenaris in Sault Ste. Marie.
  15. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). loaded question.Answer cites new jobs in various sectors instead of explaining recession or addressing the hairstylist example.In May, there were 88,000 new jobs, led by jobs for young people.
  16. partly answered
    Oil and Gas IndustryPatrick Bonin (Bloc) asked Nathalie Provost (Liberal). substantive question.Answer acknowledges climate concerns and outlines strategies for cleaner energy while defending economic autonomy.we are working on several fronts at once
  17. misdirected
    Oil and Gas IndustryPatrick Bonin (Bloc) asked Claude Guay (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc Québécois instead of addressing the pipeline agreement or emissions.the Bloc Québécois is only capable of saying no, and it certainly cannot walk and chew gum at the same time.
  18. partly answered
    The EconomyPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The response details funding measures for affected sectors but does not address recession or investment hesitation directly.we recently announced $1.5 billion to support businesses in the steel and aluminum sectors that were affected by the White House's new tariffs.
  19. deflected
    The EconomyPierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Joël Lightbound (Liberal). substantive question.The answer pivots to defending a tramway project and attacking Conservatives rather than addressing investment climate.I cannot fathom why the Conservatives are against that.
  20. misdirected
    Steel and Aluminum IndustryJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). substantive question.The answer mocks Conservatives on unrelated projects instead of addressing steel tariffs or dumping.it is funny to be sitting here listening to the Conservatives talk about SMEs when they are against the high-speed rail project
  21. partly answered
    Steel and Aluminum IndustryJason Groleau (Conservative) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The response claims action against dumping and offers to work on specific issues but provides no details on the cited case.If my colleague wishes to raise a particular issue, we are ready to work with him and with all steel producers in Canada
  22. answered
    International TradeBernard Généreux (Conservative) asked Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly counters the claim of no consultation by describing ongoing weekly meetings with businesses.We hold regular, weekly consultations and round tables with various sectors of the economy.
  23. misdirected
    The EconomyLianne Rood (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader's experience instead of addressing recession or policy responsibility.Canadians are going to take no advice from a leader who has never worked a minute in the economy.
  24. misdirected
    The EconomyLianne Rood (Conservative) asked Wayne Long (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative leader personally and cites job numbers without addressing fiscal anchors or recession.if the leader actually worked in the economy and sat in front of a board of directors, blaming everybody and offering no solutions, he would be fired.
  25. deflected
    The EconomyBlaine Calkins (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). loaded question.Answer lists unrelated positives and attacks the questioner's facts instead of explaining recession causes.The member has to get his facts straight.
  26. misdirected
    The EconomyBlaine Calkins (Conservative) asked David McGuinty (Liberal). loaded question.Answer shifts to defence jobs and tells the asker to stop running the country down.Get on board. Stop running the country down. Help us build it.
  27. misdirected
    The EconomyKevin Waugh (Conservative) asked Buckley Belanger (Liberal). loaded question.Answer attacks Saskatchewan Conservatives and pivots to listing economic positives without addressing recession.there is a decade of 14 Saskatchewan Conservatives doing absolutely nothing to further Saskatchewan's interests.
  28. misdirected
    EmploymentMichelle Rempel Garner (Conservative) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.Answer accuses the asker of hypocrisy rather than addressing the temporary foreign worker policy or specific case.I thought what my hon. colleague was pointing out was the utter abject hypocrisy coming from that side of the House.
  29. partly answered
    Public SafetyVincent Ho (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). loaded question.Answer references prior committee testimony on inadmissibility but does not address the specific deportation or safety outcomes raised.I answered four hours of questions in committee of the whole for all Canadians to hear.
  30. misdirected
    Public SafetyMichael Chong (Conservative) asked Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal). substantive question.The answer ignores the visa and deportation questions and instead attacks the opposition on unrelated legislation.If the Conservative Party wants to talk seriously about crime and law enforcement, they need to get serious on Bill C-22 , which is a lawful access act before the House.
  31. deflected
    Public SafetyMelissa Lantsman (Conservative) asked Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal). substantive question.The answer restates the inadmissibility policy without addressing the specific question on the number deported.IRGC officials are inadmissible to Canada. They are not being admitted.
  32. partly answered
    Agriculture and Agri-FoodJeremy Patzer (Conservative) asked Heath MacDonald (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses the plowing action but dismisses the premise of research destruction without engaging the legacy question.They are plowing the fields and working the land, as they do every other year, and they will continue to do that.
  33. deflected
    International TradeSimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc) asked Robert Oliphant (Liberal). substantive question.The answer highlights existing laws and enforcement efforts but avoids any commitment on passing the member's bill.Canada has some of the most vigorous and rigorous forced labour laws in the world, and it has been clear that we condemn forced labour everywhere and anywhere it exists.
  34. deflected
    HealthElizabeth May (Green) asked Marjorie Michel (Liberal). substantive question.The answer affirms health priorities but sidesteps the question about the source of pressure for the rollback.the priority of the Canadian government and the Department of Health is to protect the health and safety of Canadians.