Mr. Speaker, the hon. member mentioned “filibuster” several times. I just looked it up and the definition of filibuster is “an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.” The only people I see speaking here are the Conservatives, so it is the Conservatives who are filibustering.
The member also mentioned rents. A recent report showed that in Toronto, in August, rent was down 7% compared to the same month in 2023. Maybe the Conservatives do not want to discuss the Bloomberg-Nanos research that showed this week that the consumer confidence index in Canada is at a 30-month high. Maybe the Conservatives do not want to discuss the recent StatsCan report that showed inflation came down 1.6%. Maybe the Conservatives do not want to discuss the Bank of Canada cutting the interest rate for the fourth consecutive time, the first G7 country to do so, to 3.75%.
Maybe the Conservatives do not want to discuss all the positive reports coming out as they are filibustering here.