Sitting 26 — September 22, 2025
45-1 · 306 speeches · 64,497 words · most frequent word: “sector”
Business of Supply·Firearms·Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipTopic cloud
Summary
This sitting featured a Conservative opposition day motion calling for the immediate repeal of the oil and gas emissions cap, which opposition members characterized as a de facto production cap harming Canadian jobs and investment. Andrew Scheer, who moved the motion, and other Conservative speakers argued that after a decade of Liberal anti-energy policies, $54 billion in investment had fled Canada in the preceding four months alone. Liberal speakers countered that Canadians had voted for a government committed to both growing the energy sector and combating climate change, with Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson emphasizing the government's one-project, one-review approach and investments in carbon capture. Bloc Québécois members participated actively, raising concerns about both environmental protection and Quebec's jurisdiction over resource projects.
Question period continued to focus heavily on the leaked recording of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. Conservative members including Pierre Poilievre, Frank Caputo, and Michael Cooper pressed relentlessly on the minister's credibility, with Caputo reading back the minister's recorded words about the program's failings. The minister responded by speaking personally about his four months in the role and the threats faced by communities from gun violence. Questions on Bill 21 and the notwithstanding clause again featured prominently, with Christine Normandin accusing the federal government of attacking Quebec's parliamentary sovereignty. The government maintained its position that defending the Charter was a core federal duty.
Economic exchanges returned to food prices, with Conservative members citing statistics on food bank usage and the 40 per cent rise in grocery costs. The government pointed to the GST cut on new housing construction and the forthcoming budget as evidence of action. Immigration questions took a sharp turn as Bloc and Conservative members raised a Radio-Canada investigation alleging that organized crime networks were exploiting the student visa system, with some 200 visas linked to criminal organizations. The government committed to restoring sustainability to international student programs. Several private members' bills were introduced, spanning topics from parole reform to living donor recognition.
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Topics
- Government Orders
- Business of Supply178 speeches
- Official Report1 speech
- Statements by Members
- Gender Equality Week2 speeches
- Airmedic Tragedy1 speech
- Georgetown Boys1 speech
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month1 speech
- Théâtre Tout Terrain1 speech
- Fertility Rates1 speech
- Skilled Trades1 speech
- Food Prices1 speech
- Yves Gingras1 speech
- Rosh Hashanah1 speech
- Prime Minister of Canada1 speech
- Buying Canadian1 speech
- Public Safety1 speech
- Recognition of Palestinian State1 speech
- Marie-Josée Turgeon1 speech
- Oral Questions
- Firearms22 speeches
- Justice6 speeches
- The Economy12 speeches
- Housing4 speeches
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship18 speeches
- Employment2 speeches
- Foreign Affairs4 speeches
- Women and Gender Equality2 speeches
- Natural Resources6 speeches
- Northern Affairs2 speeches
- Government Accountability2 speeches
- Routine Proceedings
- Committees of the House2 speeches
- Living Donor Recognition Medal Act2 speeches
- Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act1 speech
- Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Families Act1 speech
- Fisheries Act1 speech
- Criminal Code1 speech
- Canada Health Act1 speech
- Offender Rehabilitation Act1 speech
- National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act1 speech
- Jail Not Bail Act1 speech
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act1 speech
- Clean Coasts Act1 speech
- Petitions3 speeches
- Questions on the Order Paper2 speeches
- Adjournment Proceedings
- Climate Change4 speeches
- Natural Resources4 speeches
- Small Business4 speeches
Bills debated
- C-5One Canadian Economy Act14 mentions
- C-2Strong Borders Act4 mentions
- C-3An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)2 mentions
- C-234Living Donor Recognition Medal Act1 mention
- C-235Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act1 mention
- C-236Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims' Families Act1 mention
- C-237An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)1 mention
- C-238An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)1 mention
- C-239An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (accountability)1 mention
- C-240Offender Rehabilitation Act1 mention
- C-241National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act1 mention
- C-242Jail Not Bail Act1 mention
- C-243An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)1 mention
- C-244Clean Coasts Act1 mention
- C-33Appropriation Act No. 3, 2026-271 mention
Top speakers
| Member | Party | Speeches | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bonin | Bloc | 15 | 4,660 |
| Kody Blois | Liberal | 7 | 4,154 |
| Kevin Lamoureux | Liberal | 19 | 3,952 |
| Elizabeth May | Green | 11 | 3,144 |
| Wade Grant | Liberal | 10 | 2,566 |
| Pierre Poilievre | Conservative | 10 | 2,515 |
| Corey Hogan | Liberal | 8 | 2,463 |
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative | 5 | 2,149 |
| Gérard Deltell | Conservative | 5 | 2,114 |
| Greg McLean | Conservative | 5 | 1,946 |