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2026-04-30 Sitting 114 Showing 1–2 of 2

A bill to extend various temporary tax breaks, increase government spending on benefit programs, and give the Minister of Health new powers to override environmental protections on pesticides. During debate, the Conservative member tried to discuss increasing domestic food production, while the Liberal member talked about affordability programs but did not directly address food production.

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Grant Jackson

Conservative 6:25 p.m.

“What is the government doing to increase food production? The other guy didn't answer. Try again.”

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Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today. Last week, I asked the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food about the sorry state of food affordability in Canada and what exactly the government was doing to increase food production in this country. It makes sense to me that if we grow more and produce more food, the price of food should come down. It is not impacted by tariffs that we have seen, nor by inclement weather in other parts of the world, which often affects prices in this country. Unfortunately, the response I got was anything but an answer. The Minister of Agriculture went on to list a whole bunch of programs that have nothing whatsoever to do with food production or increasing it in this country. Therefore, I would like to give the member across the way another crack at the same question. What exactly is the government doing to increase food production in Canada, and when will the Liberals finally recognize that when regions like mine that grow the food cannot even afford to buy it, the rest of the country is certainly in crisis?

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Grant Jackson

Conservative 6:30 p.m.

“You talk a lot, but you aren't saying anything. The question was about food production. You never said 'food production'. The agriculture minister never says it either. Food prices are high. We need to grow more food. Feed Canada. Feed the world. You have no plan for food production.”

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Madam Speaker, that is pretty much par for the course with the Liberal government, unfortunately. The question was specifically about food production, and I am not sure the Liberal member across the way used the two-word phrase “food production” at any point in that entire answer, which is par for the course, even more sadly, for the agriculture minister in responding to my questions during question period. He and his parliamentary secretary are clearly too busy tonight to answer these questions. It is an important measure that we need to be addressing because this country needs to grow more food to meet our domestic needs, to bring prices down for Canadians, as well as to continue to feed the world, which so many people from my region and across the Prairies do. It is very disappointing that the Liberals have no plan to increase food production in Canada.

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