“Mr. Speaker, the groceries and essentials benefit that we announced will put almost $1,900 into families’ pockets this year, which is significant support. I would offer that this is significant direct support to 12 million Canadians. We also offered immediate expensing for greenhouses and an injection of funds to the local food infrastructure fund, as well as $500 million more in support through the strategic response fund geared toward supply chains in Canada. We are also developing a food security strategy. I have long advocated for the fact that the Government of Canada needs to have not only a national food policy, which we developed back in 2018, but an actual food security strategy for the country. It is great to see us having made that commitment. Consultations are under way. I know that this plan will provide benefits to Canadians in the future, so that is exciting. With all that said, we are also doing it well, managing the resources of the country in a responsible way. We have seen that the deficit, just in the spring economic update, is down by $11 billion. That is significant. We have brought operational spending back into check, with reducing day-to-day operational spending over the time horizon.”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 14 wordswe agree that recent gas price hikes were helped by the war in Iran, The question · 13 wordsbut will that be over by Labour Day, as the Liberals’ policy suggests?Claims · 50 wordsEven if the U.S. and Iran ended the war tomorrow, the Pentagon has said it would take up to six months to fully clear sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz to restore shipping.1That is not to mention the damage to oil and gas infrastructure hammered by missile attacks.Positioning · 20 wordsConservatives believe it is more prudent to provide Canadians with higher, longer-lasting relief at the pump, given the uncertainty abroad.PositioningVague promiseClaims · 25 wordsNations like Australia, Spain and Ireland all cut their taxes more than Canada has in response.2On average, Americans currently pay less at the pump.3The question · 25 wordsWill the government take note of our Conservative plan and other plans abroad and cut the tax on gas for longer than just the summer?
