Discussion · Oral Questions
Melissa Lantsman Conservative
“The Prime Minister promised our economy would grow fast, but it is shrinking. Paying interest on the debt will soon cost $83 billion, instead of helping Canadians with housing or food. I want the minister to admit the government caused this affordability crisis.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7, and it is actually shrinking. He should read his briefing notes. In 2021, the interest on the debt cost $25 billion. This year, it is nearly $60 billion. That will be $83 billion by 2030. That is not money for nurses. It is not money for housing or groceries. It is interest. The minister knows that Canadians cannot even pay their rent, so will he at least get up and acknowledge that Canada is in an affordability crisis that he has created over the last 11 years in that chair?”
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“The Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7, and it is actually shrinking. He should read his briefing notes. In 2021, the interest on the debt cost $25 billion. This year, it is nearly $60 billion. That will be $83 billion by 2030. That is not money for nurses. It is not money for housing or groceries. It is interest. The minister knows that Canadians cannot even pay their rent, so will he at least get up and acknowledge that Canada is in an affordability crisis that he has created over the last 11 years in that chair?