The PM was off to Mirabel for an aerospace announcement, while back in the House of Commons, Pierre Poilievre was absent, leaving it to Sandra Cobena to lead off, complaining about the deficit as a way to demand the government cut all gas taxes. Wayne Long got up to recite the growth rates and the fact that wages are outpacing inflation. Cobena listed supposed scandals, before demanding the gas tax cut again. Steven MacKinnon got up to demand a list of programmes the Conservatives want got cut which they consider “inflationary spending.” Andrew Lawton took over to list more examples of supposed waste, and MacKinnon congratulated him on the number of empty slogans in a single question. Lawton retorted on the record of hot air from a transport minister, and tried the same again with some emphasis on their mocking the space launch facility lease. David McGuinty took this one, and he praised sovereign space launch capabilities. Dominique Vien took over in French to raise the issue of costs of food on the prime minister’s plane, and McGuinty turned this around that when talking about planes, the prime minister was in Mirabel to announce the largest aerospace order in Canadian history. Vien demanded gas taxes cuts, to which Joël Lightbound listed tax cuts they have already made, along with other benefit programmes, and the trade surplus recorded in March.

Christine Normandin led for the Bloc, and she demanded a wage subsidy for firms affected by the new U.S. tariffs, and MacKinnon reminded her of the supports they announced this week before patting himself on the back for the record airplane order again. Normandin was not satisfied, and again demanded a wage subsidy, and MacKinnon repeated the same response, and added that the Bloc should have offered congratulations for the order. Gabriel Ste-Marie took over to ask the same again, and Lightbound repeated that they are always there to support workers.

Round two, and Branden Leslie called Carney “Justin Trudeau with a better LinkedIn account” as a prelude to the “credit card” script (Chartrand: Manitobans want to talk about our help for Canadians; MacDonald: We are investing in farmers), Rhonda Kirkland strung together a number of slogans (Turnbull: If we are focused on delusions, Conservatives are delusional”; MacKinnon: Gas prices are high because there is a war in Iran), Scot Davidson complained about foreign-made EVs getting rebates (Bardeesy: Tariffs are affecting the industry but we have some strong plants; We have new investments in the sector because there is confidence in the industry; Solomon: Why are you running down auto workers?)

Branden Leslie called Carney “Justin Trudeau with a better LinkedIn account.” Such a cutting wit, that one. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T18:35:45.281Z

Turnbull: If we are focused on “illusions” the Conservatives are delusional. Someone hit the gong. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T18:36:30.601Z

Sébastien Lemire took up the PrescribeIT issue (Michel: The programme worked well in Quebec, but it was not working elsewhere), and a Maxime Blanchette-Joncas tried again (Michel: I have already appeared at committee five times and will happily appear again).

Gérard Deltell recited the “credit card” script in French (Lightbound: Last year your leader presented a fiscal plan with seventeen pictures of himself and no credible numbers; Do you want to kill dental care for members of your riding?), Gabriel Hardy denounced the so-called “sovereign wealth fund” (MacKinnon: We want all Canadians to be able to participate in our projects and the prosperity we’re creating), and Jacques Gourde read the “credit card” script (Anand: Hooray for our trade deals around the world).

Round three saw questions on the future spaceport (McGuinty: We need sovereign space launch capabilities; Fraser: Why are you opposed to jobs in Nova Scotia, and that facility has already had two test-launches), PrescribeIT (Michel: This was at the behest of the provinces but it wasn’t taken up; The CEO’s behaviour was unacceptable and the board removed him), the Cowichan decision (Alty: We have appealed the ruling; Fraser: We have defended private property rights and is not in opposition to reconciliation; Noormohamed: You are driving uncertainty by ignoring the facts), Mercusor trade as it relates to animal food safety (Naqvi: We are negotiating to provide more opportunities and this is the fifth largest trading bloc in the world, and we are working with stakeholders; We want opportunities for farmers to export around the world; Anand: We are creating trade opportunities), swipes at the immigration minister (Fragiskatos: We are implementing our plan and there has been a decline in numbers), and Alberta’s private healthcare legislation (Michel: I have spoken with the minister, and there are no regulations implemented, so we can’t say they’re not following it).

Fraser: If the Conservatives are going to keep opposing jobs in Nova Scotia, they will continue to get zero seats for quite some time. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T18:55:36.434Z

There is a shouting match between a number of Conservatives and Chris d’Entremont, because of MPs are children. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T19:11:17.712Z

Overall, it was a bit of a weird day as it largely focused on the lesser-known MPs getting turns to ask questions (and get clips), but even then, it was a bit odd. Having Sandra Cobena lead off was a bit of a choice considering how badly she embarrassed herself at finance committee earlier in the week when she tried to grill Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem with the most cringe-inducing questions, but this is what you get when you are focused on reading scripts into the record. There was only one new line of questioning, which involved beef farmers complaining about how they might be affected by a trade agreement with the Mercusor bloc, and those questions coincidentally came on the same day that beef lobbyists were on Parliament Hill to press this issue. (Apparently those are the “good lobbyists”). 

Sartorially speaking, snaps go out to Ryan Turnbull for a light grey three-piece suit with a crisp white shirt and a pale pink tie and pocket square, and to Marianne Dandurand for a navy suit with a white collared top. Style citations go out to Tamara Jansen for a short-sleeved orange and blue floral long dress, and to Sébastien Lemire for a chocolate brown jacket and tie over a light blue top and tan-brown slacks.