Finance

During question period on finance, the Conservatives said the government is spending more than it takes in, which they argued has driven up taxes, inflation, and the cost of living, and they cited the roughly $58 billion annual cost of interest on the national debt; they called on the Prime Minister to cut spending. Liberal members responded by pointing to their affordability measures, including child care funding, grocery rebates, easier automatic tax filing for remote communities, lower gas taxes, school food programs, and investments in farmers and food processors.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Liberal
“Our government is doing what Canadians elected us to do. We are helping people with cheaper child care, grocery rebates, easier tax filing in northern communities, lower fuel taxes, and food for kids at school. The member opposite needs to stop misleading Canadians and admit what we are doing.”
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians sent the new Liberal government here to get things done, and that is what we are doing. The Manitobans I am talking to want to talk about affordable child care; grocery rebates; automatic tax filings, which remove barriers for northern remote communities; cutting taxes at the pump; and creating a national school food program, so children do not go hungry. The member opposite needs to stop misinforming Canadians and recognize what we are actually doing.

Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Liberal
“Our government is investing in farmers and food processors. We are funding programs to help them boost productivity and hire young workers. We will keep supporting them.”
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Mr. Speaker, it is extremely important to talk about what we do invest in, and farmers are what we are investing in. We have invested more than $1.5 million toward initiatives that will help farmers and processors. We have the productivity superdeduction to boost productivity and encourage innovation. We also recently announced $27 million for the youth employment and skills program. These are important programs that are going to help our farmers, producers and ranchers across the country, and we will continue to support them.

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