Carlos LeitãoMP

Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. The Economy

   Mr. Speaker, this government's record is that it has created a very resilient economy. Despite headwinds from the south, our economy continues to grow. In fact, last week I encouraged my opposition colleagues to check o…

   2026-06-18·House of Commons·Official record ↗

2. L'économie

   Monsieur le Président, le bilan de ce gouvernement, c'est d'avoir créé une économie qui est très résiliente. Malgré les vents contraires venant du sud qui soufflent sur nous, nous avons toujours une économie qui est en c…

   2026-06-18·House of Commons·Official record ↗

3. L'économie

   Monsieur le Président, les Canadiens savent que, au mois de mai, nous avons créé 88 000 emplois. Les Canadiens savent qu'au mois de mai, il y avait 154 000 emplois à temps plein. Les Canadiens savent que, de ces emplois,…

   2026-06-17·House of Commons·Official record ↗

4. L'économie

   Monsieur le Président, nous allons continuer. Les Canadiens savent que sous le premier ministre Stephen Harper, c'est 5 000 petites entreprises qui ont fermé leurs portes. Les Canadiens savent que l'économie canadienne e…

   2026-06-17·House of Commons·Official record ↗

5. The Economy

   Mr. Speaker, we are going to keep going. Canadians know that, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, 5,000 small businesses closed their doors. Canadians know that the Canadian economy is under pressure from the United Sta…

   2026-06-17·House of Commons·Official record ↗

6. The Economy

   Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that in May, we created 88,000 jobs. Canadians know that in May, there were 154,000 full-time jobs. Canadians know that 27,000 of these jobs were in the construction sector. Canadians know tha…

   2026-06-17·House of Commons·Official record ↗

7. Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

   Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time. It is my turn to speak to Bill C-30, which seeks to implement the economic update. I want to address several issues, but, first, I want to talk about why we are doing things a bit…

   2026-06-15·House of Commons·Official record ↗

8. Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

   Mr. Speaker, this will be a very brief response. Yes, we are working on two parallel tracks, including emergency support for businesses and workers through a variety of programs. We continue to develop new models of emer…

   2026-06-15·House of Commons·Official record ↗

9. Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

   Mr. Speaker, it is clear that our borrowing capacity is not unlimited. Of course there are limits. However, in Canada, we are still a long way from that limit. Canada continues to have very easy access to financial marke…

   2026-06-15·House of Commons·Official record ↗

10. Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

    Mr. Speaker, culture and supply management are issues on which we will not compromise. That is important. We have said it before, we stand by it and that will not change. However, it must also be noted that we have said…

    2026-06-15·House of Commons·Official record ↗