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During question period on finance, a Conservative member said that years of government borrowing and spending have driven up costs and taxes, leaving many Canadians, including a majority of Albertans surveyed, struggling to afford monthly expenses and groceries, and asked what the government would do. A Liberal minister responded that the opposition had asked the same question repeatedly during question period and suggested members should instead raise issues more directly relevant to Canadians’ daily lives.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Ziad Aboultaif

Conservative
“The government borrows and spends too much money, and taxes keep going up. This is making life too expensive for Canadians, and many cannot afford groceries.”
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Mr. Speaker, going into debt makes things cost more. After 10 years of increasing Liberal borrowing, Canadians are worse off, and 60% of Albertans said it is difficult to meet monthly expenses. The Liberals spend and spend, and the taxes go up and up. Canadians cannot afford to buy groceries. Can the Liberal Prime Minister not see that his policies are making things worse for Canadians?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“Conservative MPs keep asking the exact same scripted question from their leader. They should ask questions that actually matter to Canadians' daily lives.”

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Mr. Speaker, I have lot of respect for that member of Parliament, but I would observe that, once again, 32 or 33 straight questions were all the same question, written right off of the desk of the Leader of the Opposition. I do have to ask this of the opposition: Is it the best that Canadians deserve to have scripted questions that came from the Leader of the Opposition 33 times here in question period, or should Conservatives be asking something more pertinent and relevant to Canadians’ daily lives?

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