MPs comments on Defence Investment Agency, bail reform, Alberta pipeline – October 2, 2025

MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as they convene for the daily question period in the House of Commons.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and NDP MP Gord Johns comment on the new Defence Investment Agency, which is aimed at coordinating and hastening defence procurement.

Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin speaks about the necessity of bail reform following the shooting in Laval, Quebec, which has reportedly been linked to organized crime.

Conservative MP John Brassard, chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, comments on the need for transparency regarding who Prime Minister Carney met with on his recent trip to the United States.

Liberal MP Wayne Long is questioned about the Canada Revenue Agency’s auditing of certain Muslim charities.

Conservative MP Greg McLean responds to questions on Imperial Oil’s plan to sell its head office in Calgary. He also comments on the Alberta government’s proposal to apply to the federal Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast of British Columbia.

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