Sitting 96 — March 13, 2026
45-1 · 193 speeches · 34,834 words · most frequent word: “bureaucracy”
Build Canada Homes Act·Employment·Natural ResourcesTopic cloud
Summary
The government secured approval for the appointment of Anton Boegman as Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner through Government Business No. 8, and debate continued on Bill C-20, the Build Canada Homes Act, which would establish a Crown corporation to accelerate housing construction. Conservative members criticized the legislation as creating another layer of bureaucracy, noting that the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated only 5,000 new units per year rather than the 500,000 promised during the election campaign. Liberal members defended the approach as necessary to address a generational housing crisis, emphasizing partnerships with municipalities and provinces through the housing accelerator fund.
Question period was dominated by the shock of February's employment figures, which showed the loss of 108,000 full-time jobs, the largest single-month decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, with youth unemployment reaching 14 per cent. The Conservatives blamed domestic Liberal policies, including the industrial carbon tax and anti-development legislation, while Liberal ministers pointed to the trade war with the United States and the conflict in the Middle East as external factors beyond the government's control. The Bloc Québécois raised the unanimous call from the Quebec National Assembly and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for an inquiry into federal IT failures including Cúram, Phoenix, and ArriveCAN. Additional topics included energy policy, the Ring of Fire critical minerals project, and the government's ethics in approving a loan for a Nova Scotia wind farm.
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Topics
- Government Orders
- Government Business No. 8—Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner4 speeches
- Build Canada Homes Act63 speeches
- Statements by Members
- Kuldip Singh Thandi1 speech
- The Good Companions Seniors' Centre1 speech
- Women's Huskies Basketball1 speech
- Child Nutrition1 speech
- Canadian Armed Forces1 speech
- 60th Quebec Games1 speech
- Ironman Athlete1 speech
- Women's Housing Initiative Manitoba1 speech
- Firearms1 speech
- Order of Canada1 speech
- Gender-Based Violence1 speech
- Foreign Interference1 speech
- Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation1 speech
- Oil and Gas Industry1 speech
- International Women's Day1 speech
- Employment1 speech
- Public Safety1 speech
- Oral Questions
- Employment30 speeches
- National Defence6 speeches
- Public Services and Procurement4 speeches
- The Economy6 speeches
- International Trade2 speeches
- Natural Resources13 speeches
- Ethics8 speeches
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship2 speeches
- Public Safety6 speeches
- Justice2 speeches
- Financial Institutions2 speeches
- Mental Health and Addictions2 speeches
- Foreign Affairs2 speeches
- Routine Proceedings
- Departmental Plans, 2026-271 speech
- Government Response to Petitions1 speech
- Committees of the House3 speeches
- Protecting Canada’s Essential Infrastructure Metals Act1 speech
- Petitions8 speeches
- Questions Passed as Orders for Return4 speeches
- Private Members' Business
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act6 speeches
Bills debated
- C-20Build Canada Homes Act8 mentions
- C-243An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)7 mentions
- C-9Combatting Hate Act5 mentions
- S-217Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)2 mentions
- C-12Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act1 mention
- C-4Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act1 mention
- C-14Bail and Sentencing Reform Act1 mention
- C-271Protecting Canada's Essential Infrastructure Metals Act1 mention
Top speakers
| Member | Party | Speeches | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Simard | Bloc | 13 | 2,589 |
| Yves Perron | Bloc | 7 | 2,071 |
| Taleeb Noormohamed | Liberal | 4 | 2,062 |
| Dominique O'Rourke | Liberal | 6 | 2,048 |
| Eric Melillo | Conservative | 6 | 1,997 |
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative | 3 | 1,852 |
| Gabriel Hardy | Conservative | 4 | 1,751 |
| Dane Lloyd | Conservative | 2 | 1,641 |
| Jeff Kibble | Conservative | 3 | 1,570 |
| Michael Cooper | Conservative | 5 | 1,410 |