Eric Lefebvre

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, let me try a second riddle. Who said during the election campaign that we must “ensure that government debt-to-GDP declines over the budget horizon”? Who said that? It was the, on page 55 of his election platform. The Prime Minister made a formal commitment to reduce Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio. What measures will be taken to keep his promise, so he can keep his word, [more]

Mr. Speaker, here is a riddle. Which former Quebec Liberal finance minister said, “Balancing the budget is not an obsession.... It is a basic requirement so that we can move forward with all of our other public policies”? Which finance minister said that? I cannot name him, because he is currently serving as a Liberal MP and as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. He is someone I hold [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. I also hold him in high regard. He has spent more than 20 years in the banking sector, and I am fortunate to serve alongside him on the Standing Committee on Finance. What struck me this morning was the testimony of the Governor of the Bank of Canada. He told us that, so far, businesses have mostly absorbed the cost increases [more]

Mr. Speaker, we see it in the interest on the debt. The debt was $700 billion when the Liberals took office; it is now $1.4 trillion. We are paying $58 billion in interest on the debt. That is more than the federal government invests in health care. If public finances were managed more responsibly, we would be paying less in interest and we could invest that money in Canada's health care system.

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal culture of spending without restraint needs to change. That is how the Liberals are managing the country's finances right now. Government revenues have increased significantly, but spending continues to rise unchecked. That is how they operate. As those of us on this side of the House have been saying, the government keeps getting bigger without ever providing more [more]

C-31 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025. The first thing that a budget bill should address are the concerns of Canadians, which centre on the cost of living, economic growth, job creation, housing and the sound management of public finances. If we look more closely at Bill C‑31, however, [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Bank of Canada forecasts that growth will be just 1% in Canada in 2026, compared to 3% globally. Half of this meagre growth comes from government spending. This shows just how much our businesses are struggling. Under the Liberals, the economy is idling, and it is workers who are paying the price. On Thursday, the Liberalwill have a choice to make: keep spending, [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Bank of Canada's October report indicates that inflation is at nearly 3%, economic growth is less than 1%, thousands of jobs are being lost, businesses are cutting back on investment and, month after month, they are absorbing the cost of tariffs, but at some point they will have to pass them on to consumers. On top of all that, the policy rate went up. That is the result of the [more]

Madam Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, I think she must have been absent during my speech, in which I spoke about our seniors who worked for 30, 40 or 50 years and paid taxes all their lives. That is exactly what I said in the speech I delivered a few minutes ago.

Madam Speaker, the Conservative Party is the party that wants to lower taxes. We need to cut red tape in Ottawa, reduce the size of government and put money back in the pockets of all Canadians. That is what the next Conservative government will do.

moved: That, given that, (i) the cost of government is driving up the cost of living, (ii) the Parliamentary Budget Officer reports that this government's fastest-growing cost is interest on the national debt which has more than doubled since 2021, (iii) this Liberal government now spends more on debt interest than the Canada Health Transfer, (iv) an average family of four will pay nearly $6,000 [more]

Madam Speaker, it is unbelievable. We are paying more for interest on the debt than we are investing in health care, as my colleague just said. Has anyone thought about everything that could be done with that money? The problem is the current Liberal culture; the Liberals spend recklessly without achieving any results. I often talk about a real-life example involving the lease of a parcel of [more]

Mr. Speaker, the federal deficit will reach $63 billion this year. National interest payments will cost the equivalent of $6,000 for a Canadian family of four. However, the government continues to run up deficits while families are struggling to make ends meet. One of my constituents wrote to me and said that she is collecting empties to be able to fill up her gas tank to pick up her daughter. [more]