“Canada is in a recession and more than half of workers say living costs are up. Millions of Canadians need food banks. Why is the Prime Minister spending public money on expensive airplane meals while telling Canadians to spend less?”

“Mr. Speaker, this morning, we learned that Canada is the only G7 country that is in a recession. What is more, according to one report, more than 50% of workers say that the cost of living has gone up. The Prime Minister told young Canadians that they would have to make sacrifices, and yet he is recklessly using the national credit card to pay for luxury inflight meals, while 2.2 million Canadians are relying on food banks to put food on the table. Why is this Liberal Prime Minister asking Canadians to tighten their belts while he and his friends are treating themselves to lavish meals on the dime of hard-working Canadians?”

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“I want the government to take real action to make life better for Canadians. Seniors are skipping meals, and young people cannot afford homes. The Prime Minister asks others to sacrifice while he spends lavishly on himself.”

“Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, we are not pleased. We want the Liberal government, which has been in power for 11 years, to take meaningful action to ensure that Canadians have a better quality of life. Our seniors have to skip meals just to put food on the table. Our children have to give up their dream of owning a home. Last year, this same Prime Minister asked young people to make sacrifices. Obviously the Prime Minister has to eat, but could he show a little more judgment? There is a huge difference between baloney and caviar. Will the Liberal Prime Minister—”

“Canada is the only G7 country in a recession, and we have the worst food inflation. One in three workers has to borrow money for groceries, while the Prime Minister spent $190,000 on food on three trips. Is the finance minister proud of this?”

“Mr. Speaker, Canadians woke up this morning saddened to learn that Canada is the only G7 country to have been in a recession for the past year, despite the fact that the current government is led by what is said to be one of the world’s most prestigious economists. The result is that Canada has the worst economic record in the G7. Furthermore, it has the highest food inflation of any G7 country. We also learned that one in three workers has to borrow money to buy groceries. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister spent $190,000 on food during three trips. Earlier, the finance minister said that the government was tightening its belt. Is he proud of his Prime Minister?”

“Statistics Canada says Canada is in a recession, and we are the only G7 country in one. I want the parliamentary secretary to stop lying about our economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, there is a misunderstanding. How can the parliamentary secretary say something that is in no way based in reality? Is my colleague familiar with Statistics Canada? It just so happens that it is part of the Government of Canada. Statistics Canada states that Canada is in a recession and that it is the only G7 country in this situation. While all G7 countries are facing the same challenges, Canada has the worst record and is the only country in a recession. How can the parliamentary secretary say the opposite of the truth? Canadians have had enough of this sort of lie.”

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