Sitting 12 — June 10, 2025

A Bloc Québécois opposition day motion concerning the Canada Carbon Rebate and payments to Quebec dominated much of the sitting. The Bloc argued that the government's decision to issue $3.7 billion in carbon rebate cheques to residents of eight provinces after eliminating the consumer carbon tax constituted an injustice to Quebec, which operates its own cap-and-trade system and received no equivalent payment. Prime Minister Carney defended the rebate as a transitional measure for families in provinces that had paid the federal carbon tax, maintaining that Quebec's exclusion was consistent, not unfair. The debate drew interventions across party lines, with Conservatives supporting the principle of the Bloc's complaint while criticizing both the carbon tax and the election-timed rebate distribution.

Multiple Auditor General reports released that day shaped Question Period, with the ArriveCAN audit, F-35 procurement findings, and a report on federal office space and housing conversions generating sustained opposition attacks. On ArriveCAN, the government emphasized the seven-year debarment of GC Strategies and contract termination, while Conservatives demanded the money be recovered. On defence procurement, National Defence Minister David McGuinty acknowledged cost increases while attributing them to pandemic-era disruptions and inflation. The housing audit, showing only 309 units built against a 4,000-unit target, prompted the new Housing Minister to promise accelerated delivery while criticizing the previous Conservative government's record.

The sitting also featured the introduction of several NDP private members' bills, including measures on the national housing strategy (C-205), a brain injury strategy (C-206), and Canada Pension Plan amendments (C-207). Routine proceedings included petitions on guaranteed basic income, WHO agreements, and charitable organization status. Committee of the whole on the main estimates generated 622 speeches, with the Minister of Finance fielding persistent questioning from the Conservative finance critic on the collection of counter-tariff revenue and the timeline for tabling a budget, confirmed for fall 2025.