Discussion · Adjournment Proceedings
Ryan Turnbull Liberal
“Our fund is $3.2 billion, not just one billion. We are giving money directly to local charities and groups that feed people in our communities. To really stop hunger, people need good incomes. Wages in Canada are now growing faster than prices, and we are creating many jobs.”
“Mr. Speaker, again, it is more than just a billion-dollar fund. It is $3.2 billion. The local food infrastructure fund has already made a significant difference in my community. There are organizations, mostly non-profits and charities, in my community that offer solutions at a community scale to the food insecurity challenges we see rising in our communities. They are doing a great job. What we are doing is boosting their efforts by offering more financing and support directly from the federal government, which arguably is something we have not had before and is probably the missing piece to really addressing the root causes of food insecurity. Every expert in the country will tell us that food insecurity is the direct result of income insecurity. Therefore, really, the long-term solution to food insecurity is to make sure we have high-paying jobs in Canada. Wages have been outpacing inflation in Canada. The Canadian economy has added twice the number of jobs—”
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Mr. Speaker, again, it is more than just a billion-dollar fund. It is $3.2 billion. The local food infrastructure fund has already made a significant difference in my community. There are organizations, mostly non-profits and charities, in my community that offer solutions at a community scale to the food insecurity challenges we see rising in our communities. They are doing a great job. What we are doing is boosting their efforts by offering more financing and support directly from the federal government, which arguably is something we have not had before and is probably the missing piece to really addressing the root causes of food insecurity. Every expert in the country will tell us that food insecurity is the direct result of income insecurity. Therefore, really, the long-term solution to food insecurity is to make sure we have high-paying jobs in Canada. Wages have been outpacing inflation in Canada. The Canadian economy has added twice the number of jobs—