“Life costs more in my riding. Taxes and government debt are too high, and the deficit has reached $1 trillion under the Liberals. I want the Prime Minister to stop this reckless spending.”

“Mr. Speaker, our young people need hope for the future. The Liberals seem to think that everything is fine and there is nothing wrong with the cost of living, but what I hear in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier is that everything costs more. Taxes are higher, debt is rising and we are maxing out the national credit card. The deficit is huge: $1 trillion since the Liberals took office. When will this costly Liberal Prime Minister stop spending recklessly and mortgaging our young people’s future?”

“Life costs too much, and young Canadians are struggling. The government has increased the deficit and its fuel tax relief is not enough. I want the Prime Minister to help taxpayers instead of protecting his tax money.”

“Wow, Mr. Speaker. Canada’s prosperity depends on the high-speed rail project and our young people will be the ones to benefit from it, but in the meantime, we have a problem. They are living in poverty and struggling to make ends meet. The fact of the matter is that Canadians are struggling because the cost of living is too high and the Liberals are continuing to impoverish law-abiding taxpayers. Let us not be fooled. The deficit has risen exponentially on this Liberal Prime Minister’s watch. Will he finally admit that these half measures on the fuel tax are not enough? Why is this Liberal Prime Minister more interested in protecting his tax revenue than in—”

“Young people cannot afford food or housing. This is happening because the Prime Minister added a trillion dollars to the national debt. I want to know when he will stop spending so much money.”

“Mr. Speaker, when we say that it is all just an illusion, there is a glaring example of that. When we go and talk to young people in our ridings, we do not see that enthusiasm, because right now, young people are still lining up at food banks. Young people are still unable to find housing because they have no money; they cannot make ends meet. All of that is because this costly Prime Minister, who is just another Liberal, has chosen to increase the debt by another $1 trillion since he was elected. When will he stop spending money on the credit card?”

“The budget watchdog says the government is spending now and paying later. How much will Canadians have to pay in the future for today's debt?”

“Mr. Speaker, last week, Parliament’s budget watchdog said the Liberals are engaging in a trade-off with the spring economic update. She called it potentially a spend now, pay later situation. We have all seen this scheme: just five easy payments, $19.95, and someone can have the newest thing. They just put it on their credit card, and they pay for it later. It sounds like spend less, invest more is really just spend now, pay more later. Can the Minister of Finance tell us how much Canadians will pay in the future for all the debt spending he is doing today?”

“The government's debt numbers look better than they really are because they leave out provincial debt and count public pensions as assets. I want the Minister of Finance to tell us if he will let foreign lenders take money from our pensions to pay our debts.”

“Mr. Speaker, these top-line numbers sound good, but just pull back the curtain and it is a bit of a different story. We can take the debt-to-GDP ratio. That does not include massive provincial debts, and on the asset side, it includes the CPP and the Quebec pension plan. Is the Minister of Finance telling Canadians today that he will allow foreign creditors to raid the pension plan and shortchange retirees?”