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During question period on finance, the Conservatives said Canadians are cutting back on groceries while, they said, the Prime Minister spent $524,000 on food for his plane, and they asked when he would stop overspending and directing money to insiders. The Liberals replied that the government cut taxes for 22 million Canadians, is bringing in a groceries and essentials benefit, and has helped with dental care and gas prices, and pointed to a large aircraft order announcement in Quebec as good news for workers and the economy.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Dominique Vien

Conservative
“Canadians are cutting back on food while the Prime Minister spent $524,000 on airplane meals and raised grocery bills with his fuel tax. I want him to explain how he can talk to Canadians about rising costs.”
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Mr. Speaker, while Quebeckers are cutting back on their groceries to make ends meet, we found out that the Prime Minister spent a cool $524,000 on food aboard his plane. How can the Prime Minister still look Canadians in the eye and talk to them about inflation when he spends the equivalent of several years of a family’s wages on a single flight, while adding to their grocery bills with his fuel tax?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal

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“The Prime Minister is announcing Canada's largest airplane order ever today. This is good for Quebec workers and the Canadian economy.”

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Mr. Speaker, speaking of airplanes, the Prime Minister is in Mirabel this afternoon to announce the largest order in our country’s history for airplanes designed, built and delivered by Canada. This is excellent news for Quebec. It is excellent news for the workers in Mirabel. It is a strong vote of confidence in the strength and vitality of the Canadian economy.

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Dominique Vien

Conservative
“The government is collecting record gas taxes and oil revenues. Instead of helping Canadians, they are giving that money to their friends. I want to know when the Prime Minister will stop overspending.”
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Mr. Speaker, the truth is that the Liberal government is collecting record taxes on gas and profiting from oil revenues. However, rather than easing the pressure on Canadians’ wallets, that money seems to be disappearing into the pockets of Liberal insiders. When will the Prime Minister stop treating the national budget like a credit card with no limit?

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Joël Lightbound

Liberal
“Our government is helping people with the cost of living. We cut taxes, helped pay for groceries and dental care, and lowered gas prices. The Prime Minister's travel also brought good trade deals and jobs to Canada.”

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Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about easing the pressure on Canadians’ wallets. The first thing that we did when we took office was to cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. There is also the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, which is soon coming into effect. The first payments will be issued on June 5. That will mean up to $1,800 for 12 million of the most vulnerable Canadians in the country. We are not stopping there. There is also the Canadian dental care plan, the Canada child benefit and the 10¢-a-litre break on gas prices. My colleague talked about the Prime Minister’s travels. Canada has signed 20 trade and security agreements on four continents. These are contracts in Canada. There was a trade surplus in March. As my colleague was saying, this is also the biggest contract in the history of Airbus in Canada.

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