Discussion · Oral Questions
Bob Zimmer Conservative
“The Prime Minister says life is affordable, but Canadian families are struggling. Food bank visits are way up in the north, and almost a third of the people using them are children. I want the Prime Minister to admit that too many Canadians now rely on food banks.”
“Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, the Prime Minister said that affordability is the best it has been in over a decade, but despite the Prime Minister’s promise, Canadian families are in trouble. In Yukon, food bank visits are up 24% from 2025. In the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, food bank visits are up 29% from 2025, and 32.5% of food bank visitors are children. Will the Prime Minister admit that food banks are now the sad reality for too many Canadians, or is he really that out of touch?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, the Prime Minister said that affordability is the best it has been in over a decade, but despite the Prime Minister’s promise, Canadian families are in trouble. In Yukon, food bank visits are up 24% from 2025. In the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, food bank visits are up 29% from 2025, and 32.5% of food bank visitors are children. Will the Prime Minister admit that food banks are now the sad reality for too many Canadians, or is he really that out of touch?