Sitting 57 — November 20, 2025
45-1 · 328 speeches · 73,005 words · most frequent word: “2025”
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1·The Economy·International TradeTopic cloud
Summary
The sitting featured extensive debate on Bill C-15, the Budget 2025 implementation act, with members returning to the legislation throughout the day. The parliamentary secretary to the finance minister opened by framing the budget as a response to a moment of profound global change, emphasizing trade diversification, clean energy investments, and support for Canadian workers. Conservative speakers characterized the $78-billion deficit as a generational debt sentence and questioned the credibility of the government's fiscal projections, citing the PBO's finding of only a 7.5% probability the government would meet its own targets. A notable exchange occurred when the member for Calgary Midnapore challenged the Prime Minister's loyalty to Canada, drawing a rebuke from the government House leader.
Question Period ranged across multiple issues, with the Conservatives pressing on the Prime Minister's travel record and trade negotiation failures while the Bloc Québécois focused on climate policy, the cancellation of the digital services tax, and the government's treatment of private broadcasters in Quebec. The New Democrats raised concerns about the arms export permit system and Canada's relationship with the UAE amid atrocities in Sudan. The government defended its record by pointing to a foreign investment protection agreement with the UAE, trade deals with Ecuador and Indonesia, and what it described as the largest cultural spending package in Canadian history.
Private members' business saw debate on Bill C-234, the Living Donor Recognition Medal Act, which would establish a medal to honour Canadians who have made living organ donations. The bill received broad cross-party support, with members sharing personal and constituency stories about the life-saving impact of living donors. The adjournment proceedings covered foreign affairs, youth employment, and the industrial carbon pricing debate.
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Topics
- Routine Proceedings
- Government Response to Petitions1 speech
- Committees of the House1 speech
- Petitions2 speeches
- Questions on the Order Paper2 speeches
- Request for Emergency Debate1 speech
- Privilege2 speeches
- Government Orders
- Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1183 speeches
- Statements by Members
- New Democratic Party of Canada1 speech
- Act of Bravery1 speech
- Charitable Giving in Bow River1 speech
- Organic Food Supply Chain1 speech
- Holodomor1 speech
- Courrier Laval1 speech
- Keith Thom1 speech
- World Fisheries Day1 speech
- Public Safety1 speech
- Jean-Paul Diamond1 speech
- The Grenadiers1 speech
- Cost of Food1 speech
- National Child Day1 speech
- Taxation1 speech
- Fisheries and Oceans1 speech
- Prime Minister of Canada1 speech
- Pancreatic Cancer1 speech
- Oral Questions
- International Trade12 speeches
- Natural Resources4 speeches
- The Economy14 speeches
- Canada Revenue Agency6 speeches
- Climate Change6 speeches
- Finance10 speeches
- Innovation, Science and Industry4 speeches
- Canadian Identity and Culture4 speeches
- Public Safety8 speeches
- National Defence4 speeches
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship4 speeches
- Democratic Institutions4 speeches
- Infrastructure2 speeches
- Sport2 speeches
- Foreign Affairs3 speeches
- Indigenous Affairs4 speeches
- Business of the House3 speeches
- Government Orders
- Special Joint Committee on the Building Canada Act1 speech
- Private Members' Business
- Living Donor Recognition Medal Act12 speeches
- Adjournment Proceedings
- Foreign Affairs4 speeches
- Employment4 speeches
- Carbon Pricing4 speeches
Bills debated
- C-15Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 119 mentions
- C-234Living Donor Recognition Medal Act7 mentions
- C-2Strong Borders Act5 mentions
- C-5One Canadian Economy Act4 mentions
- C-14Bail and Sentencing Reform Act4 mentions
- C-12Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act3 mentions
- C-13An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership2 mentions
- C-248Time Change Act1 mention
- C-251An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff (forced labour and child labour)1 mention
- C-9Combatting Hate Act1 mention
- C-3An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)1 mention
- S-1001An Act to authorize Gore Mutual Insurance Company to apply to be continued as a body corporate under the laws of the Province of Quebec1 mention
- C-223Keeping Children Safe Act1 mention
Top speakers
| Member | Party | Speeches | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lamoureux | Liberal | 22 | 3,931 |
| Garnett Genuis | Conservative | 7 | 3,020 |
| Ryan Turnbull | Liberal | 6 | 3,009 |
| Martin Champoux | Bloc | 11 | 2,873 |
| Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc | 8 | 2,718 |
| Andréanne Larouche | Bloc | 5 | 2,253 |
| Gérard Deltell | Conservative | 7 | 2,226 |
| Ziad Aboultaif | Conservative | 4 | 2,189 |
| Chi Nguyen | Liberal | 6 | 1,921 |
| Mark Strahl | Conservative | 4 | 1,913 |