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During question period on finance, a Conservative member said government deficit spending is driving inflation and making groceries, gas and other necessities unaffordable, and asked the Prime Minister to acknowledge that his spending caused the problem. A Liberal member responded by questioning what Conservatives stand for, listing several programs and measures he said Conservatives oppose, including school food programs, reduced child care fees, dental care, high-speed rail, business tax breaks and affordable housing.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Ziad Aboultaif

Conservative
“Government overspending is causing high inflation and making life unaffordable for Canadians. I want the Prime Minister to admit his spending caused this problem.”
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Mr. Speaker, Canadian families are cutting down on groceries, gas and necessities while the Prime Minister is piling up the national credit card. Life is becoming unaffordable. Inflation caused by deficit spending is eating away at their ability to afford day-to-day life. With a trillion-dollar debt, the government’s approach is just an illusion while Canadians are paying the price. Will the Prime Minister tell Canadians that his credit card budgeting is the cause of all their suffering?

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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal
“I want to know what Conservatives stand for. They oppose school food programs, cheaper child care, dental care, high-speed rail, business tax breaks, and affordable housing.”

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Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the House can help me with this. I have been wondering it for a while. Whose interests are Conservatives serving these days? We hear in the House that the Conservatives are against feeding hungry kids, they are against reducing child care fees, they are against providing dental coverage and they are against high-speed rail in the most densely populated region of the country. They are against productivity-boosting tax deductions for businesses, they are against building affordable housing and they are against Canadians’ being able to invest in major projects. I have to ask this: “What do the Conservatives stand for anymore?”

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