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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2025-11-27 12:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Michael Barrett",
"fr": "Michael Barrett"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9022037\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the preliminary figures show that the Liberal government is saddling every Canadian family with $20,000 in debt. With thousands of dollars per year in reduced spending power for Canadians, with rising inflation and increased taxes, this creates negative pressure at a time when we are seeing food prices rise 40% faster in Canada than in the United States. That is why it is so important to cap the deficit spending every year, set real priorities that address the concerns that Canadians have today and be very disciplined in what the government is seeking to do. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9022038\" data-originallang=\"en\">If the Liberals want to be good at everything, they are going to be good at nothing. We need to get good at delivering on the priorities that Canadians have outlined for us. Some of those things include nation-building projects, such as getting a pipeline built from east to west in this country and making sure that, when they are not feeling well, or so that they do not feel unwell, Canadians can see a doctor.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9022037\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les chiffres pr\u00e9liminaires indiquent que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral endette de 20 000 $ chaque famille canadienne. Cet endettement, combin\u00e9 \u00e0 une baisse du pouvoir d'achat des Canadiens de plusieurs milliers de dollars par ann\u00e9e, \u00e0 une hausse de l'inflation et \u00e0 l'alourdissement du fardeau fiscal, exerce une pression n\u00e9gative sur l'\u00e9conomie \u00e0 un moment o\u00f9 le prix des aliments augmente 40 % plus rapidement au Canada qu'aux \u00c9tats\u2011Unis. Voil\u00e0 pourquoi il est crucial pour le gouvernement de plafonner les d\u00e9penses d\u00e9ficitaires chaque ann\u00e9e, d'\u00e9tablir de v\u00e9ritables priorit\u00e9s qui r\u00e9pondent aux pr\u00e9occupations actuelles des Canadiens et d'adopter une approche tr\u00e8s m\u00e9thodique dans tout ce qu'il cherche \u00e0 faire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9022038\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si les lib\u00e9raux veulent \u00eatre bons en tout, ils ne seront bons \u00e0 rien. Nous devons nous concentrer sur les enjeux que les Canadiens jugent prioritaires. Nous devons, notamment, assurer la r\u00e9alisation de projets d'int\u00e9r\u00eat national, comme la construction de pipelines d'est en ouest du pays, et garantir que les Canadiens peuvent voir un m\u00e9decin lorsqu'ils ne se sentent pas bien ou qu'ils veulent \u00e9viter de tomber malades.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/11/27/michael-barrett-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/michael-barrett/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4753/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13271752",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1",
"fr": "Loi no 1 d'ex\u00e9cution du budget de 2025"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/11/27/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2025%2F11%2F27%2F"
}
}