Sitting 62 — November 27, 2025

This sitting was dominated by reaction to the government's announcement of a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on energy and climate policy—what the Bloc Québécois swiftly labelled a "climate betrayal" and the Conservatives dismissed as a hollow promise with no firm pipeline commitment. The Prime Minister was not present for Question Period, drawing repeated Conservative taunts. Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed ministers on when construction would begin on a pipeline to the Pacific, with government House leader Steven MacKinnon declining to provide a timeline while emphasizing the MOU's provisions for carbon capture, nuclear energy, and renewable interties. Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet declared November 27, 2025, a date that "will go down in history" as the government's abandonment of climate action in favour of oil company shareholders.

Budget debate on Bill C-15 continued with Conservative MPs from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario criticizing the deficit, the industrial carbon tax, and what they called the government's failure to support resource development. A Conservative MP read directly from the budget document to highlight what he characterized as the government's own admission of poor economic performance. The Bloc Québécois raised concerns about Quebec's exclusion from the energy framework and the budget's failure to increase old age security for seniors aged 65-74. Ethics questions persisted over the Prime Minister's Brookfield connections, with Conservatives alleging that carbon capture investments under the MOU would benefit Brookfield affiliate Entropy, a claim the energy minister dismissed by noting that the Pathways Alliance is owned by six oil companies, not Entropy or Brookfield.

Private Members' Business saw debate on Bill C-230, a Conservative-sponsored bill to create a public registry of federal debt forgiveness, with the sponsor arguing for transparency and Liberal members expressing support in principle. The bill's debate demonstrated rare cross-partisan co-operation on fiscal accountability measures. The session also addressed softwood lumber tariffs, the CAMI plant layoffs, indigenous consultation requirements for major projects, and the Cowichan court ruling on property rights. The House heard statements marking the 50th anniversary of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada and tributes to the late Métis playwright Ian Ross.