Wagantall reflects on spring sitting of Parliament

June 25, 2025

For immediate release

OTTAWA — Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, has returned to the riding of Yorkton-Melville after a short-lived spring session of the House of Commons.
 
“I’m looking forward to an eventful summer and more opportunities to connect with my constituents,” said Wagantall.
 
Wagantall was less enthusiastic about the record of the Mark Carney Liberals over the four-week sitting.
 
“We have a Public Safety Minister who doesn’t know basic facts about existing firearm regulations, an Immigration Minister who won’t tell us how she plans to meet her immigration targets, a Housing Minister who doesn’t believe housing prices should go down, and a Treasury Board President who won’t tell us how much Liberals are planning to spend,” she said.
 
“Canadians deserve much better from their government.”
 
Wagantall noted that Conservative MPs have been effective in slowing elements of the Liberal agenda and improving them when it is in the best interests of Canada.
 
“We will proudly support tax cuts that lighten the burden on workers, even if the Liberals’ tax cuts don’t go nearly far enough,” she noted.
 
“We worked to pass an amendment to the Liberal throne speech, demanding that they table a spring budget. We also put forward a motion to cancel the unrealistic electric vehicle mandate, which will recklessly increase the cost of cars and force Canadians to buy EVs whether it suits their needs or not.”
 
Conservative MPs were also successful in amending Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, to safeguard Canada’s lobbying and conflict of interest laws in an effort to protect taxpayers from corrupt politicians who would use public office for private gain.
 
Wagantall was clear that the summer parliamentary recess does not mean a stop to Conservative MPs’ work.
 
“Over eight million Canadians put their trust in the Conservative Party to build a better Canada after ten years of failure.”
 
“We will work to earn that trust every day by putting forward a credible plan to make our country affordable, safe, self-reliant, and united.”