Discussion · Oral Questions
Ryan Turnbull Liberal
“Conservatives pretend to care about food banks, but they vote against measures that help people leave them. We created a school food program that feeds 400,000 children and keeps them out of food bank lines. Conservatives voted against it and called it garbage.”
“Mr. Speaker, it always shocks me in the House when Conservatives pretend to care about people at food banks, when they vote against every single measure that would take people out of those food banks. When we wanted to feed hungry kids in school, which was the top ask of Food Banks Canada for many years, we implemented a national school food program, which feeds 400,000 kids at school. That literally takes kids out of food bank lineups. What did the Conservatives do? They said no, then they called the program garbage in the House. They should be ashamed of themselves for mentioning—”
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“We brought in a national school food program.”
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Mr. Speaker, it always shocks me in the House when Conservatives pretend to care about people at food banks, when they vote against every single measure that would take people out of those food banks. When we wanted to feed hungry kids in school, which was the top ask of Food Banks Canada for many years, we implemented a national school food program, which feeds 400,000 kids at school. That literally takes kids out of food bank lineups. What did the Conservatives do? They said no, then they called the program garbage in the House. They should be ashamed of themselves for mentioning—