Tamara Kronis

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 14 wordsyesterday’s Bank of Canada interest rate adds to the gut-wrenching anxiety Canadians are feeling.¹Positioning Claims · 19 wordsBorrowing costs are going up right away for people with truck loans, variable rate mortgages and lines of credit. Positioning · 33 wordsThose with fixed-rate mortgages facing renewal are wondering how big a hole this is going to blow in budgets that are already shot. The mountain that first-time homebuyers have to climb got steeper, PositioningClaims · 36 wordswhile the costs of everything else keep going up. Higher costs are not going to do anything to help bring down the cost of rent. The Bank of Canada says it acted because of high inflation.² The ask · 21 wordsWell, the people of Nanaimo—Ladysmith will be watching the budget closely to see whether the government finally stops its inflationary spending.Vague promise Positioning · 18 wordsPeople are sick of having to put off necessary repairs, delay investments and put their lives on hold.Positioning The ask · 33 wordsWe expect to see a credible plan to bring down the cost of food and gas and to make housing more attainable for our youth, not more announcements and promises that do not—