Sitting 90 — February 26, 2026
45-1 · 290 speeches · 63,004 words · most frequent word: “veterans”
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1·Public Services and Procurement·The EconomyTopic cloud
Summary
The main estimates for 2026-27 were tabled by the President of the Treasury Board, and the House proceeded with third reading debate on Bill C-15, the budget 2025 implementation act, which the Conservatives opposed as a reckless omnibus bill that doubled the debt accumulated under the previous prime minister. The Liberal member for Mississauga—Lakeshore, a former Ontario finance minister, opened the debate by defending the budget as a blueprint for Canadian competitiveness, emphasizing trade diversification and clean energy investments. Conservatives countered that the bill included provisions allowing ministers to exempt entities from acts of Parliament and that government spending was artificially propping up GDP while business investment declined.
Question period was heavily focused on the Cúram benefits delivery system, with the Conservatives citing Auditor General reports of cost overruns pushing the total from an estimated $1.75 billion to $6.6 billion, and the Bloc Québécois raising the cases of 85,000 seniors experiencing delays in their OAS payments. The Minister of Jobs and Families and the government House leader defended the modernization as essential, noting 7.7 million recipients were receiving benefits accurately on the new platform, and characterized the opposition's numbers as conflating estimates with expenditures. Other topics included the immigration system, with the Conservatives questioning how many rejected asylum seekers remained in Canada; the Prime Minister's promise to control food prices amid the highest food inflation in the G7; and the agriculture minister's broken promise to prairie farmers on emergency use of strychnine for gopher control. The House also gave unanimous consent to send Bill S-228, criminalizing coerced sterilization, to committee.
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Topics
- Routine Proceedings
- Main Estimates, 2026-271 speech
- Federal Tax Expenditures1 speech
- Committees of the House2 speeches
- Petitions10 speeches
- Questions on the Order Paper2 speeches
- Government Orders
- Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1143 speeches
- Statements by Members
- William Herbert Loewen1 speech
- Veterans Advocate1 speech
- Black History Month1 speech
- Tourism1 speech
- 50th Anniversary of Club Fondeurs Laurentides1 speech
- Automotive Industry1 speech
- Ukraine2 speeches
- Holi Celebration1 speech
- Danica Hills and Kayla Peacock1 speech
- The Economy1 speech
- World Obesity Day1 speech
- Jacques Tremblay1 speech
- Olympians from Sault Ste. Marie1 speech
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship1 speech
- Bill Loewen1 speech
- Oral Questions
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship10 speeches
- The Economy18 speeches
- Seniors2 speeches
- Pensions4 speeches
- Public Services and Procurement22 speeches
- Housing4 speeches
- Rail Transportation4 speeches
- Forestry Industry2 speeches
- Agriculture and Agri-Food9 speeches
- Fisheries and Oceans2 speeches
- Finance2 speeches
- Industry2 speeches
- Natural Resources2 speeches
- Health2 speeches
- Presence in Gallery2 speeches
- Business of the House2 speeches
- Private Members' Business
- Criminal Code14 speeches
- Adjournment Proceedings
- Industry4 speeches
- Housing4 speeches
- Taxation4 speeches
Bills debated
- C-15Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 122 mentions
- C-5One Canadian Economy Act6 mentions
- S-228An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures)5 mentions
- C-20Build Canada Homes Act4 mentions
- C-19Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Act3 mentions
- S-250Indigenous Rights Statement Act3 mentions
- C-4Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act2 mentions
- C-206National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act1 mention
- C-9Combatting Hate Act1 mention
- C-260Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act1 mention
- C-3An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)1 mention
- C-227National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians Act1 mention
- C-14Bail and Sentencing Reform Act1 mention
- S-2An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)1 mention
- 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 Partnership1 mention
- C-18Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act1 mention
Top speakers
| Member | Party | Speeches | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Denis Garon | Bloc | 11 | 5,013 |
| Kevin Lamoureux | Liberal | 26 | 4,914 |
| Charles Sousa | Liberal | 9 | 3,226 |
| Greg McLean | Conservative | 7 | 3,029 |
| Carlos Leitão | Liberal | 5 | 2,389 |
| Kelly McCauley | Conservative | 10 | 2,284 |
| Jamie Schmale | Conservative | 4 | 2,227 |
| Scott Reid | Conservative | 4 | 2,115 |
| Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault | Liberal | 6 | 2,095 |
| Jeremy Patzer | Conservative | 4 | 2,091 |