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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 11, 2023 10:00AM
  • May/11/23 2:43:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the finance minister refuses to appear at the finance committee for two hours to answer basic questions about her failed budget. She spent more time in a round-trip flight between Toronto and—
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  • May/11/23 2:43:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the finance minister refuses to appear at the finance committee to answer basic questions for two hours about her failed budget. She spent more time in a round-trip flight between Toronto and Ottawa than she did in the finance committee in the last year. Her failed budget added an extra $4,200 cost on struggling households with the $43-billion Liberal budget bonanza. Why is she hiding from answering for two hours at the committee? Is she as embarrassed by this budget as much as Canadians are?
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  • May/11/23 2:58:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister already stated earlier this week, CSIS decides what information it shares with departments and with the Prime Minister. The 2023 budget provides funding for the establishment of a national counter-foreign interference coordinator and for the RCMP. That is how to protect not only democratic institutions, but also all Canadians
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  • May/11/23 3:09:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the Liberals showed up at the Standing Committee on Finance to work hard and move forward with support for Canadians. The Conservatives continue with their misguided plan to filibuster. If the Conservatives are genuinely worried about the cost of living, they can stop the filibuster and work with us to pass the budget implementation bill.
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