The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Philip Lawrence is The Catalyst, a leader whose defining power is igniting others. Forming the Smeezingtons, he pulled Bruno Mars out of producer-to-producer drift and into an autonomous creative home, generating breakthroughs through shared belief, organic process, and relentless showing-up rather than directed outcomes.
“With that, I would say that this private member's bill, the Arab heritage month act, has my full support, and I look forward to it being unanimously passed. I say this as a House of Commons member and a people's representative acknowledging the tremendous accomplishments of Arab people.”
House of Commons of Canada1 June 2026Source ↗
“Last year, when the Prime Minister told young Canadians they would have to make sacrifices, he was clearly not talking about himself. The Liberal Prime Minister said for Canadians to judge him at the grocery store. Well, the verdict is in: Canadians are furious with the prices at the grocery store and his lavish meals.”
House of Commons of Canada27 May 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians need relief at the grocery store. They need relief at the pumps. Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to scrap all federal gas and diesel taxes for the rest of the year. Cancelling a third of the taxes for a third of the year is not good enough.”
House of Commons of Canada26 April 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise with respect to the recreational boating study previously cited. Conservatives are entering a dissenting report because we believe that a rose by any other name smells just as sweet and that the carbon tax by any other name is just as painful.”
House of Commons of Canada11 March 2026Source ↗
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