Finance

During question period on finance, Conservative members asked repeatedly about public money spent on meals during the Prime Minister’s flights, citing figures of $195,000 on three flights and over $520,000 in total, and contrasting this with Canadians using food banks and going into debt for food; they asked why he expects Canadians to sacrifice. Liberal members responded by pointing to trade agreements and foreign investment they said are creating jobs, and to affordability measures such as eliminating the gas tax, funding school meals, and building housing, adding that Conservative positions would cost constituents the dental care plan and Canada child benefits, which the Conservatives voted against.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jason Groleau, Beauce

Conservative
“The Prime Minister spent $195,000 of public money on fancy meals on just three flights. Meanwhile, many Canadians go into debt to buy food. Will he stop spending public money on expensive food?”
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister cost Canadians $195,000 in gourmet meals on three flights alone. Life is good for the Prime Minister. It makes no difference to him since he is not the one paying. Meanwhile, 34% of Canadian workers have to go into debt just to eat properly. Will the Prime Minister stop adding luxury meals, paid for by Canadians, to his inflationary deficits?

Jason Groleau, Beauce

Conservative
“The Prime Minister spent $195,000 of taxpayers' money on food for three flights. I want him to stop spending so much money on luxury meals when he travels.”
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Mr. Speaker, I’m sure our Prime Minister has never heard of our local wine, Harfang des Neiges. Why does the Prime Minister need a luxury meal for his official trips? This is taxpayers’ money spent on $195,000 worth of food for just three flights. Imagine that, folks. Is a little chicken or a nice lasagna not good enough for the Prime Minister? When will the Liberal Prime Minister stop breaking the bank at the expense of the people of Beauce?

Gabriel Hardy, Montmorency—Charlevoix

Conservative
“Millions of Canadians cannot afford enough food, but the Prime Minister spent over $520,000 on luxury airplane meals. I want to know why he expects Canadians to sacrifice while he does not.”
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Mr. Speaker, while 2.2 million Canadians have been lining up at food banks in just one month, our Prime Minister has spent more than $520,000 on inflight meals provided by luxury caterers. This year, 22% of Canadians have lost weight because they cannot afford enough to eat. Meanwhile, 40,000 feet up in the air, our Prime Minister is being served beef tenderloin with bordelaise sauce, veal cutlets, Scottish salmon, crème brûlée, and fine wines. When the Liberals tell Canadians they have to make sacrifices, do the Prime Minister and his inner circle consider themselves Canadians, or do they think they are above that?

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