Scot Davidson
New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury, Ontario · Conservative · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, we know the Liberals are used to stepping over panhandlers who are shaking their coffee cups on the street, and now they can just scroll past them online. More than 15,000 fundraisers have been launched by Canadians on GoFundMe since January to cover rent, groceries and utilities.”
“Mr. Speaker, if all of these Liberal policies were working, our people would not be reduced to begging on the Internet just to get by. These programs do nothing for the millions of Canadians who are working full-time and still cannot afford groceries or rent because of the Liberals' made-in-Canada recession.”
“Mr. Speaker, is that member picking up what I am laying down? That strategy will not feed a single Canadian who cannot afford groceries today because of Liberal policies that have put us in a recession. Maybe the Prime Minister would know this if he was not so eager to flee the country and the people his policies are hurting the most.”
“Mr. Speaker, there we go again. While one in five Canadians goes hungry, the Prime Minister is somewhere over the Atlantic tucking into another three‑course meal on the taxpayers' dime.”
“Mr. Speaker, under this Liberal Prime Minister , Canada is the only G20 country to fall into recession. This so-called financial wizard created a K-shaped economy where the wealthy, the bankers and the bondholders climb higher, while working Canadians fall further behind.”
“Mr. Speaker, the cost of living is so high that living is being put on hold. This is the real Liberal recession, where people cannot afford to enjoy life, make memories or chase dreams. They are spending their whole time just barely getting by. Those are the consequences of 11 years of Liberals and their failed economic policy.”
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“Mr. Speaker, how can Canada stand on its own two feet in the world if the Liberals keep cutting our legs out from under us? Amid global instability, the government should be doing everything it can to make life more affordable right here at home. Liberal taxes are leaving Canadians more exposed to global shocks, conflicts and decisions by foreign governments. When will the Liberals stop making excuses and scrap these taxes?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians watching know that the government always has an excuse ready, but they cannot keep passing the buck when we have the highest food inflation and the worst economic growth in the G7. Backward Liberal policies imposed domestically, like the industrial carbon tax and the fuel standard tax, are harming our economy and making life more expensive for Canadians. Enough excuses. Will the Liberals scrap these self-inflicted taxes they are forcing on Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, young Canadians are flat broke and falling behind, with 57% reporting that they have no money left at the end of the month. Four in 10 fear they will never pay off their debt. They have one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel. Canadians are draining their savings while their dreams of owning a home, starting a family and building a secure life have been shattered. Instead of making things even worse, when will the Liberal government lower costs so young Canadians can afford to live?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable. Only 269 new homes were sold in the GTA last month. It is the worst ever on record for new home sales, but it is not because Canadians do not want to buy; it is because they cannot afford the homes being built. The Liberals' failure to address out-of-control immigration, rising inflation and red tape has resulted in an entire generation being priced out of the market. Why is the government making it so hard for Canadians to afford a home?”
“Mr. Speaker, the government could talk a glass eye to sleep, but it is the Liberals who need to wake up. Do they need to see how many more Canadians are on the street, shaking a coffee cup for change? The government refuses to take the tax off food, refuses to boost competition and refuses to deliver a real plan for food affordability. Its rebate will not reduce the price of a single item at the grocery store. Will the Liberals support our food affordability plan and deliver some real relief for Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, news reports this week confirmed what Canadians already know: Our economy is on life support. Because of Liberal mismanagement, we have had two consecutive quarters of zero economic growth. While our GDP is stagnant, grocery inflation keeps climbing. This year, it will cost $17,600 to feed a family of four, nearly $1,000 more than it did in 2025. Why is it that under the Liberals, the only thing rising is the price of food?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians would not need any rebates if the Liberals had not driven up grocery prices in the first place. So long as they keep imposing the industrial carbon tax and the 17¢-a-litre fuel tax on Canadian food production, prices will keep increasing. Conservatives are ready to fast-track bills that would reverse the highest food inflation in the G7. Will the government stand with us and introduce measures to make food affordable again, or will it just keep driving up food prices?”
“Picking up from where I left off, Mr. Speaker, he lectured the world about honesty and naming reality. Well, here is a reality check for him. Canada now leads the G7 in food inflation. Families here at home are paying more for groceries because of Liberal policies that tax fuel, fertilizer and food production. If the Prime Minister thinks honesty matters, will he admit today his policies are driving up food prices?”
“Mr. Speaker, that answer was all bun, no patty. The member said nothing of substance to Canadians who cannot afford groceries. Because of Liberal policies, next year a family of four can expect to pay nearly $1,000 more for food. Food prices could rise 6% next year, with meat expected to see the biggest price hike. The Liberals are refusing to act to lower food costs. The beef is already gone, so what does that minister think Canadians should cut back on next?”
“Mr. Speaker, where is the beef? That is what Canadians are asking as food prices keep rising. The Prime Minister told Canadians that he would be judged by the prices at the grocery store, yet 86% of Canadians say they are cutting back on meat because they simply cannot afford it. The Liberals' industrial carbon tax and inflationary deficits are driving up the prices Canadians pay at the checkout line. Why is the Liberal government making it even harder for people to afford food?”
“Mr. Chair, if there is one member in this House who always talks Canada up, it is me. I can tell members right now that this is what we are talking about here. For the elbows-up crowd who voted Liberal, just so they know, they voted for an EV mandate that pays Elon Musk and Tesla money, billions of dollars, because he owns 75% of the EV business. As long as they know that—”
“Mr. Chair, we have seen this time and again from the Prime Minister . He promised a deal by June 21. We have no deal. With every country he goes to visit, the tariffs actually go up. He went to India. The next thing we know, our peas are tariffed. Nothing comes from the government. There is absolutely no certainty for the industry now. There is a mandate, but does the industry know it is coming? Big auto is not going to invest a nickel in this country until it has certainty in the industry. Do members know what is funny but actually not funny? I travelled in my riding last week, and every single cord was cut on every EV charging station. People are cutting the cords because they are getting money for the copper in the cord. That is how bad affordability is in this country.”
“Mr. Chair, it was the Liberal government and the Prime Minister who said they would have a deal by June 21. That has passed. It was the Prime Minister who said that he could handle Donald Trump. What I am trying to make the government understand is that it is putting self-imposed mandates that the auto industry cannot seek any clarity on. It paused this mandate for 60 days. That passed. Now it has kicked the can down the road. There is no certainty for investment now for auto makers in Canada. The only person who is going to get rich from this so-called EV mandate is Elon Musk. It is interesting, looking at the Prime Minister 's disclosure, to see that he owns shares in Tesla. Surprise, surprise.”
“This has nothing to do with Donald Trump or the United States. The uncertainty choking the Canadian auto industry is made in Ottawa by the Liberals. They boast about supporting pipelines while key ministers work behind the scenes to stop them from ever being built. They scrapped the consumer carbon tax only to impose a harsher industrial version that lands squarely on manufacturers. With their shifting EV mandate, the same pattern repeats: big rhetoric about confronting Trump and strengthening the auto sector, even as they cripple the industry with policies that undermine its ability to survive. Auto workers deserve good, stable, paying jobs in a competitive climate that attracts investment.”
“If the Liberals' failure to stand up to the United States was not bad enough, an equally serious and entirely self-inflicted threat to the Canadian auto industry comes from their own policies. Their obsessive push for an EV mandate has created uncertainty across the sector. For years, they have warned manufacturers and consumers that gas-powered vehicles would be banned, only to delay its implementation and repeatedly review and assess it. It has been delayed again, and there is still no clarity on what comes next. How can an industry that plans years in advance function when the Liberal government cannot provide even the most basic certainty? Automakers are finalizing their 2028 models today, but they are still guessing at what they will be able to manufacture under this shifting mandate.”
“The government's failure to stand up for this critical industry has workers across the country fearing they will be out of work by Christmas, and reports today now confirm just how incompetent the Liberal government has been at protecting Canadian jobs. More than $220 million in federal funding went to Stellantis before it announced it was shifting production to the United States, and at Algoma Steel, the Liberals approved $400 million in loans, even though they knew the company's business plan included major layoffs. They are literally subsidizing the loss of Canadian jobs. Folks who work in the auto industry, including those at Honda in my community of Alliston, know their livelihoods could be next, because if the government will not fight for workers in Brampton, Windsor, Oshawa or the Soo, it will not fight for them either.”
“The Prime Minister and his cabinet pretend they are steering in a different direction than the past 10 years under Justin Trudeau, but all they have really done is roll back the odometer and slap on some BNG, bold new graphics, because underneath the decals and fresh paint, the government is still the same worn-out rust bucket, incapable of moving this country forward at all, let alone at speeds Canadians have never seen before. Nowhere is that more evident than in the Liberal government's mishandling of the Canadian automotive industry. The Prime Minister did not just promise a win; he promised he alone could stand up to Donald Trump and protect Canadian workers. What we have seen instead is the opposite: instability, layoffs and investment fleeing Canada.”
“Mr. Chair, I will be splitting my time with the member for the beautiful riding of Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake . The Prime Minister told Canadians he would fight for a stronger Canada. He urged voters to look past a decade of Liberal failures, insisting he would negotiate a win and fight for Canadian jobs, but since the election, “elbows up” has turned into “who cares?” No trade deals have materialized and tariffs remain in place, while jobs and investment have fled the country in record numbers. It is no wonder that so many Canadians who cast a ballot for the Liberals are now feeling voter remorse, because this government is a lemon.”
“Mr. Chair, I guess we are having a disconnect here as Conservatives. The member stood in this House and defended the carbon tax to Canadians for 10 years, and it was good until it was not. Now Conservatives are here holding the government to account on an EV mandate that is going to crush the auto sector. Honda, in my riding, has specifically told me that with the uncertainty it has paused the mandate. Now we have uncertainty. These are self-inflicted policies from the government that have absolutely nothing to do with Donald Trump and the United States. Could the member comment on that?”
“Mr. Chair, the Liberal EV mandate punishes Canadian manufacturers, it puts Canadian auto jobs at risk and it hands an even larger share of the market to Elon Musk and Tesla in the United States that have absolutely no footprint in Canada. Can the member opposite explain why the policy of this Liberal government is to weaken Canada's auto sector while strengthening an American company and American auto jobs? To put it another way, is it a policy just to make Elon Musk rich?”
“Mr. Speaker, it sounds like any progress on reducing tariffs for Canadians is still up in the air, just like the Prime Minister . There are zero results, and zero tariffs have been removed. That is not good enough, not when investment in Canada is down $47.6 billion, when our country has the worst per capita growth in the G7 and when Canadian families are struggling to eat and heat and house themselves. Is the Prime Minister always travelling so he does not have to see the consequences his failures have brought on this country?”
“Look out, Mr. Speaker; there he goes again. It seems like the Prime Minister just cannot wait to jump on a plane and leave the country any opportunity he gets. He has been everywhere. He has been to the U.S. twice, then to Italy, Mexico, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and so many other countries right across the globe, and now he is back to the U.A.E. However, Canadians are worse off than ever as the cost of living skyrockets faster than the Prime Minister's air miles. Can the Liberals name one tariff that has been reduced because of all that travel?”
“Mr. Speaker, that is why I said that this budget should have been about affordability for Canadians. Regarding the environment, the planting of two billion trees is now gone. It is another reversal, another broken promise. This budget should have been entitled “Broken Promises”.”
“Mr. Speaker, this is why we are standing here today. We are talking about $80 billion. So that Canadians understand, just servicing that debt costs more than we spend on health care and unemployment insurance. We would need GST at 15% just to cover the interest on the debt. It is completely out of control.”
“Mr. Speaker, one Conservative measure I can appreciate is the elimination of the carbon tax. We fought in the House for 10 years for the elimination of the carbon tax, and the other side, the government side, was fighting us every day on that. This is one Conservative measure I see in the budget that I am happy is gone thanks to Conservatives.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are concerned about affordability for Canadians. This is what this budget is all about. We were told by the government in the last campaign that it was going to move at speeds Canadians had never seen before. This budget was going to be generational. We have the new Major Projects Office. The other day, I stood in the House and asked for the address, phone number and email. Well, it is not set up yet. Now we have the Build Canada Homes department, more bureaucracy. Where is the Build Canada Homes office? Well, that is not set up yet. We have heard this song and dance before.”
“It is the same story that Canadians have seen for 10 years: a government that mistakes announcements for achievement and spending for progress. Canadians are working harder, paying more and getting less in return. They do not need a banker’s budget that builds up the debt while they fall further behind. After all, Canada’s strength has never come from government expenditures. It comes from the determination of Canadians: the family in Tottenham saving for their first home, the small business in East Gwillimbury growing and succeeding, and the farmer in the soup and salad bowl of Canada working 16 hours a days harvesting carrots to feed this nation.”
“After 10 years, it has become apparent that what the Liberals call investment is what Canadians call waste. The evidence of that waste is not just failed projects; it is the results for ordinary people and the impact the waste has on their communities. After a decade of this so-called investment, our economy is weaker, productivity is falling and wages are stagnant. Look at page 53 in the budget. The Liberals' own budget admits it. On page 53, they concede that if Canada’s productivity growth had simply matched that of the U.S. since 2017, the median income of a family with one child would be nearly $11,000 higher. That is the real return on Liberal investing: less growth, lower incomes and fewer opportunities for Canadians.”
“If this were true of the so-called investment, why stop at $280 billion? Why not double it? Why not triple it? If the investment is so great, if every dollar returned more than it cost, there would be no reason to ever stop spending. We have already seen the results of these so-called investments. Take Northvolt, the Quebec battery plant. The Liberals poured billions into it. The company went bankrupt, no batteries were built and taxpayers were left with nothing to show for it. Then there is Novavax and the $130 million for a vaccine facility that never made a single vaccine. What about the Canada Infrastructure Bank? Since 2017, it has approved up to $13.2 billion for 76 projects, yet only two have been completed. How much of the $280 billion that the Liberal government is calling capital investments will yield similar results?”
“What are the workers at Honda Canada in Alliston supposed to think when the government keeps flirting with a policy that threatens their very livelihood, especially when the Liberals have failed to defend their industry against the Americans? That is why the slogans in the budget ring hollow. The Liberal failures have driven jobs, investment and confidence straight out of the country. They shift opportunity abroad instead of creating it right here at home. If they truly wanted to build Canada strong, they would protect Canadian jobs and investment and give consumers a choice by scrapping the EV mandate for good, today. The Prime Minister has spent months insisting that the budget is not spending; it is investing. We heard the same line from Justin Trudeau for 10 years. Canadians know better.”
“We have seen this pattern before: The Liberals finally admit there is a problem, but they turn around and repeat the same mistakes. (1130) Here is another example. In the budget, they promised to provide more certainty to the marketplace, yet what they are doing for the Canadian auto sector is the very opposite. After years of threatening manufacturers with an electric vehicle sales mandate, they have now paused it. Let us kick the can down the road. Let us delay it. Let us review it. They still cannot say what comes next. How can automakers plan for the future when Liberal policy changes every few months? The 2028 models are being finalized as we speak, decisions that shape jobs and investment for years to come.”
“For years, the Liberals stood in this House and denied this, insisting it somehow made life more affordable. Now, in this very budget, the government brags about cancelling that tax. The Liberals call it divisive and boast that because they did so, gas prices are down and inflation has eased. However, in the same plan, they double down on the industrial carbon tax. That tax drives up costs for farmers and home builders and pushes prices higher for everyone else. How much will it cost Canadians? How much misery will it inflict before they admit they were wrong again? We cannot tax the things farmers need for growing food and not expect food prices to rise. We cannot tax the things home builders need for building homes and not expect home prices to climb.”
“Unemployment will average 6.4% over the next five years. The gap between rich and poor has widened. Food bank lines are out of control, and 700,000 children have visited food banks. Investment is collapsing, housing starts are stalling and productivity is at its lowest point in decades. This is not building Canada strong. It is building a weaker economy and a heavier burden for the next generation. Clearly, this so-called new Liberal government and the banker Prime Minister have learned nothing from the past decade under Justin Trudeau. Higher spending is not progress. It is not strength. It is the reason families face higher prices, higher taxes and harder lives every day. Case in point is the carbon tax. For years, the Conservatives warned that the consumer carbon tax punished families and drove up the cost of living.”
“Meanwhile, Canadians are left holding a different kind of paper: real grocery receipts with fewer items and higher prices, and real bank statements that show savings shrinking month after month. I often say we cannot put a AAA credit rating on a hot dog, and we cannot buy dinner with a deficit projection either. Behind all the rhetoric, the numbers tell the truth. This is the largest regular deficit in Canadian history, at $78 billion, far above the $62 billion the Prime Minister promised just months ago. The debt-to-GDP ratio is rising, not falling. Government spending is up $90 billion over last year. That is $5,400 in new spending for every household in the country. For all that spending, Canadians are not better off. They are falling further behind. Growth has slowed to 1.1%, the second-weakest in the G7.”
“Mr. Speaker, whatever it says on the front cover, this budget does not build a stronger Canada. It weakens it, piling up record debt, driving up costs and leaving working Canadians to carry the weight of the Prime Minister 's spending and years of Liberal failures. Canadians were told to expect something “generational”. They were promised a serious plan to restore discipline after a decade of Liberal overspending and inflationary deficits. Instead, they got a banker’s budget, one that borrows more, taxes more and delivers less than ever before. This plan is obsessed with the appearance of stability, but not the reality of affordability. Liberal ministers are celebrating empty promises and vague fiscal targets that exist only on paper.”
“Motion for concurrence Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, presented to the House earlier today, be concurred in.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of presenting, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled “Review of Statutory Instruments”. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the report later today.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada is in this mess because of 10 years of Liberal deficits and taxes. Now this costly budget will make things worse by adding $10 million to our debt every hour. It is like cranking up the furnace and leaving the windows open. Canada is the only G7 country where food inflation has gone up four months in a row, and by increasing the industrial carbon tax and driving up inflation, this budget will only raise prices higher. Why is the Prime Minister so intent on making life unaffordable for Canadian families?”
“Mr. Speaker, this costly budget of broken promises is a disastrous attempt to put out the fire they started. Not only is the Prime Minister fuelling inflation with the largest regular budget deficit in Canadian history, but he is also hiking up the industrial carbon tax and driving up food prices. Families are already struggling to afford food, housing and everything else, so why does the Prime Minister want to raise the industrial carbon tax and make life even harder for Canadians?”
“Madam Speaker, it is impressive that the Liberals are actually recognizing Christmas. Canadians are being asked to pull the wagon through the mud while Liberal cronies ride comfortably on top. The government is not worried about families lining up at food banks; it is too busy lining the pockets of insiders. The Liberals are not bothered with cutting home prices; they are too focused on cutting cheques to bumbling bureaucrats. They do not care about rising debt and inflationary deficits so long as the money keeps flowing to Liberal elites. When will the Prime Minister stop using tax dollars to reward his friends—”
“Madam Speaker, right when the Prime Minister was telling young Canadians they would have to make sacrifices, he was signing off on bonuses for Liberal elites. These taxpayer-funded payouts included $11 million for the fat cats at Via Rail, $30 million for the bureaucrats at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and $60 million for the bankers at the Business Development Bank, all while everyday Canadians struggle to afford the necessities of life. Instead of asking Canadians to sacrifice more, why does the Prime Minister not cut off insiders cashing in on Canadians' misery?”
“Madam Speaker, strap in. Tonight, Canadians from coast to coast to coast will be on the edge of their seats as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Dodgers in the pivotal game six of the World Series. Across five games and 54 innings, the Jays have excited us, inspired us and shown us the kind of grit and determination that unite us all. Their impressive display against the Dodgers has the entire country believing this could be it. After 32 years, they are one win away from glory. It is an underdog story for the ages and so much more than just another ball game. Whether they are watching at the Rogers Centre, at a local sports bar or with friends at home, every Canadian will be taking in every pitch, hit and homer with bated breath. Let us get behind the Jays, cheer them on and watch them make history. We want it all. Go, Jays!”
“Mr. Speaker, I ask the party opposite this: Have Canadians not sacrificed enough? For 10 years, they have paid the price for a Liberal carbon tax that the government falsely claimed would put more money back in their pockets than it took out. Now the Prime Minister is pulling the same stunt with his industrial carbon tax. He claims there is no impact, even if it increases costs on farm equipment, fertilizer and, ultimately, groceries. The Conservatives want an affordable plan. Will the Prime Minister scrap his industrial carbon tax in his budget so families can eat again?”
“Mr. Speaker, every dollar the Liberals spend comes right out of the pockets of Canadians. Under Trudeau, the Liberals' consumer carbon tax made everything more expensive while their record spending led to higher prices and lower paycheques, with the debt burden falling on younger Canadians most of all. Now the Prime Minister is doubling down in his budget with an industrial carbon tax, more costs and billions more in deficits. Justin Trudeau already mortgaged Canadians' futures, so why is the banker Prime Minister foreclosing on it?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable: This year marks 100 years since the Holland Marsh was established. A century ago, Professor W.H. Day and a group of hard-working farmers looked over a vast swamp and saw possibility. With vision and grit, they transformed the black muck into one of the most fertile farming regions in Canada. For 100 years, that vision has fed communities, nourished generations and sustained livelihoods. Today, farmers steward more than 7,000 acres and grow over 60 crops, including four pounds of carrots for every Canadian. If we look across the marsh now, we see why it has earned the title of the soup and salad bowl of Canada. It is not just canals and fields but opportunity. It is an honour to represent the Holland Marsh growers in Parliament and to have helped make Bill C-280 law.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are so focused on listening to their own spin that they have tuned out the grumbling sounds of millions of hungry Canadian stomachs. The Prime Minister said he would be judged by the prices people pay at the grocery store. With food prices up another 4%, thanks to his Liberal government's inflationary deficits, Canadians have made up their minds. The Prime Minister is an empty suit making empty promises that have led to too many empty stomachs. How is this acceptable?”
“Mr. Speaker, greeters at Walmart grocery stores are no longer saying hello. They are apologizing, but it is the Liberals who should be apologizing for the inflationary deficits that have driven up food prices. Inflation data out today confirms that food prices have once again skyrocketed. They are up 4% as everyday groceries become even more unaffordable for families. We just need the number. How much higher do food prices need to go before the Liberals admit their policies are starving Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, auto workers at Honda Canada in Alliston are outraged. The Prime Minister sold them out again. He folded like a cheap suit in front of Donald Trump. Canada already has the fastest-shrinking economy in the G7 and the second-highest unemployment rate. Now the Liberals have failed to secure a deal with the Americans. They are stripping the auto industry for parts and shipping those jobs straight to the U.S. It is enough broken promises. Why are Canadian auto workers paying the price for the Prime Minister 's failures?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Blue Jays continue to annihilate the New York Yankees, but it is a swing and a miss every time the Prime Minister goes up against the Americans. U.S. tariffs on Canada have doubled since the Prime Minister took office, and Canada now faces the highest unemployment rate in the G7. While the Blue Jays are hitting home runs, the Prime Minister keeps coming home with nothing. He has already blown past his own deadlines to secure a deal with the U.S., and the tariffs have only gotten worse. Businesses across the country and those in my community, like MiTek, Oetiker, Borden Metal Products and Honda, are paying the price for the Liberals' elbows-down approach. With investment fleeing and unemployment rising, Canadians cannot afford another round of failed negotiations and a wasted trip abroad from the Prime Minister .”
“Mr. Speaker, from what we see, the Liberal government cares more about international headlines than about bread lines that Canadians are stuck in. They are asking, “What about us?” as food insecurity reaches a crisis point across the country. In my area, Simcoe county, a third of households cannot afford to properly feed their family. Millions of Canadians are chasing their next meal, so why is the Prime Minister more focused on chasing applause from world leaders than on the crisis right here at home?”