The PM was meeting with Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, while Pierre Poilievre was also absent from QP yet again. That left Carol Anstey to lead off, going full Karen, as she listed the things she wanted to speak to the manager about, like gas prices and the gun buyback. Steven MacKinnon got up to say he still hasn’t received a list from the Conservatives on things they would cut. Anstey cited consultants and the gun buyback as cuts, And again demanded gas taxes be cut. This time Wayne Long got up to deploy his line about being “laser-focused.” The very masculine Jacob Mantle got up to quote the CEO of Cenovus for claiming that carbon prices have driven projects out of Canada. Tim Hodgson said that he should listen to the CEO of Shell, who praised developments in Canada. Hodgson demanded a pipeline today, and Hodgson listed those which got approved, along with other projects. Gabriel Hardy quoted a Fraser Institute study on youth unemployment, to which Joël Lightbound pointed to the training funds for skilled trades in the spring economic update. Hardy then groused that the Major Project Office has not approved any project before bellyaching about taxes, and jammed in a reference to the “national credit card.” MacKinnon repeated the points about skilled trades, and noted Conservative opposition to projects like Alto.

Christine Normandin got up to raise the story about the government fast-Tracking more oil projects, and wondered how any environmentalists could be left in that party. Julie Dabrusin pointed to their methane regulations and insisted the government was showing leadership. Normandin taunted that the Conservatives must be itching to cross the floor as a result of the Liberal love for oil, to which Dabrusin wanted to assure the House that they were putting in the work on the environment. Mario Simard took over to continue the taunts about the environment, and this time MacKinnon got up to say that major energy projects can transform an economy, which included conventional energy. 

Round two, and Melissa Lantsman returned to that Fraser Institute study on tied it to government debt and high immigration (Zerucelli: We have reduced the deficit and we are making major infrastructure investments), Rhonda Kirkland read the same script (Robertson: I was at BCIT earlier this week to talk about 100,000 jobs building homes; Turnbull: You know how many jobs are being created at Darlington in your region), Vincent Ho read it again (Bardeesy: Here is a major project happening in your region bringing thousands of jobs), Garnett Genuis tried again (Fragiskatos: Yes some young Canadians have credit card debt, but Conservatives want to make it worse by cutting supports; Hajdu: Stop voting against supports people fought for).

Patrick Bonin returned to the concerns about pipeline regulations (Dabrusin: We are absolutely committed to fighting climate change), and wondered if it would be easier if the Liberals just merged with the Conservatives (MacKinnon: High speed rail will reduce emissions, and you are opposed to it).

Jacques Gourde lamented the cost of living (Lightbound: People used to avoid dental care because they couldn’t afford it; Is support for 12,000 people in your riding “cheap?”), Richard Martel read the “credit card” script (Provost: People are receiving tangible supports, not illusions), and Blake Richards worried about homeless veterans (McKnight: There have been no cuts to services and benefits, and we ensure they have access to them).

Conservatives are loudly shushing Marilyn Gladu’s backbench suck-up question. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T18:57:50.374Z

Round three saw questions on the lease for the future spaceport (McGuinty: The premise of the question is frankly stupid; You keep opposing investments in the armed forces), PrescribeIT (Michel: The situation with the CEO is unacceptable but this is not under our department, and I have spoken with the board to take measures; I will return to the committee at a later date), worrying about the future of the Snowbirds (McGuinty: Their aircraft was introduced in the 1960s, and they will continue as long as they are feasible and safe, and we are looking for options to replace their aircraft; You can’t be suggesting we put pilots in harm’s way; MacKinnon: We won’t take lessons on the military from a party that let spending fall to 0.9 percent of GDP), the Cowichan decision (Alty: We are not going to talk about our litigation strategy on the floor, and the Musqueam Agreement is not secret, and it’s not about title or a land claim; McKnight: You are just sowing fear; Sarai: The only people who are saying property rights are at risk are you), the trade agreement with Taiwan (Anand: Taiwan is an important economic partner, and we will continue to ensure it is an economic partner), privatising ports and airports (MacKinnon: We are exploring possibilities and we want to improve the travel experience and keep pricing accessible), and missing climate targets (Dabrusin: We need to continue to fight climate change while we put an economic plan in place).

Conservatives are now trying to shout down the minister while they are harvesting clips claiming the government is shutting down the Snowbirds. (They’re not). #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T19:01:17.073Z

It’s actually incredible that the one time a minister is actually being clear and frank (re: the Cowichan decision), the Conservatives outright lie about it, day in and day out. #QP

— Dale Smith (@journodale.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T19:07:21.128Z

Overall, things changed up with a couple of new talking points today for them to slot their other slogans into, particularly this Fraser Institute report on youth unemployment. But of course, that was still tied into this nonsense about a supposed “national credit card” and gas prices, so I’m not sure how effective it winds up being. The government, for their part, was responding to these youth unemployment questions by listing the number of jobs that were planned to be created by the major projects approved in the regions of those Conservative MPs, so it was at least an effort at a counter to the question being asked rather than just some stock-answer back-patting like we normally get. 

There was also this particularly bizarre media stunt where a couple of Conservatives have been putting out this false notion that the government plans to ground the Snowbirds aerial team at the end of the summer, so you had several MPs asking scripts on this, never mind that the Canadian Forces say this is not the case, and the minster also said this isn’t the case (but that their planes date back to the sixties and that they are in the process of sourcing replacements). But they kept delivering the same scripts several times, all for the sake of getting clips. Between these falsehoods, and the abject lies being used to frame the Cowichan decision, it’s just dispiriting that any members of the House of Commons thinks this is at all acceptable. 

Sartorially speaking, snaps go out to Melissa Lantsman for a navy suit with a fuchsia windowpane pattern over a black collared top and slacks, and to Fraser Tolmie for a black three-piece suit with a white shirt and a burgundy-red tie and pocket square. Style citations go out to Jim Bélanger for a taupe microfibre jacket over a grey-green shirt, tan-brown slacks and a taupe tie, and to Anita Vandenbeld for a black top with giant pick florals and wizard sleeves over black slacks. Dishonourable mention goes out to Carol Anstey for a pale yellow top under a black suit; and to Buckley Belanger for a black jacket over a white shirt and yellow striped tie.