“Canada is the only G7 country in a recession because the government took on too much debt and made bad rules. Why are we the only one in a recession?”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is now the only G7 country in a recession. The Prime Minister spent the last year creating new bureaucracies, racking up debt and refusing to repeal job-killing regulations. Food insecurity is up. Job losses are up. Income insecurity is up. Insolvencies are up, and housing remains unaffordable. The rest of the world faces the same outside factors that this government is blaming for its failures. Why is Canada the only G7 country in a recession?”

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“Canada is in a recession, with three jobless people for every open job and basic costs taking up more than a family's whole income. I want the government to admit its failures caused this, apologize, and use our plan to develop resources and make life affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, we believe in Canadians. They can talk to CEOs. We are talking to Canadians. This Canada-only recession means that there are three unemployed Canadians for every vacant job. It means that taxes, food, housing and other essentials now account for more than 100% of an average family’s income. Will this Liberal government admit today that its long-term, ongoing failure to build up Canada’s economic resilience has driven Canada into the only G7 recession, apologize and implement the Conservative plan to unlock our resource wealth and make life affordable?”

“The economy is shrinking, and millions of Canadians cannot afford food. I want to know how the Prime Minister can justify spending so much public money on expensive meals and flights.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is the only country in the G7 in a recession. After two straight quarters of economic decline, the consequences are everywhere. One in four Canadians is food-insecure. Millions of people are struggling to put food on the table. Canadians are cutting back and lining up at food banks, yet reports of the Prime Minister’s lavish catering and elite events continue to pile up. The Prime Minister spent more money on airplane food for three flights than the average family would spend on food for an entire decade. How can the Prime Minister justify spending so lavishly while Canadian families are struggling to afford the basics?”

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“The Prime Minister is spending too much money while Canadians struggle to buy food. One in five food bank clients now has a job. The government blames global problems, but other rich countries are doing better.”

“Mr. Speaker, the truth is that the Prime Minister continues to spend lavishly while Canadians struggle to put food on the table. After more than a decade of Liberal inflationary spending, Canadians are being stuck with the bill while government racks up debt and pays for luxury perks. Food Banks Canada’s newest poverty report card warns that too many Canadians have incomes not meeting the cost of living and having a job is no longer a reliable path to stability. Let that sink in. Working Canadians now make up one in five food bank clients. The Prime Minister says this recession is a result of global economic crisis and tariff problems. If that is true, why is there no other country in G7—”

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“The Prime Minister promised our economy would grow, but Canada is now in a recession. Millions of people use food banks while he spends thousands of dollars on airplane food. I want him to take blame for the bad economy, build a pipeline, make trade deals, and spend less money.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7. Instead, Canada is the only G7 country in a recession: not a technical recession, a full-blown recession with two consecutive quarters of contraction. Since this Prime Minister took office, Canada has had three out of four quarters of contraction. While 2.2 million Canadians are at the food bank, this Prime Minister spends almost $200,000 on inflight catering on three flights. That $200,000 could feed 10 Canadian families for a whole year. Will the Prime Minister own his economic failure, get a trade deal, build a pipeline and stop spending like a Liberal?”

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“Canada is in a recession and our economy is struggling under this Prime Minister. I want him to cancel his pipeline laws and the industrial carbon tax to help our economy recover.”

“Mr. Speaker, lights are out on the north side of the House, no more excuses. Canada is the only G7 country in a recession. Where is the fastest-growing economy? Instead, we have the highest household debt in the G7 and the second-highest unemployment, and insolvencies are at the highest level since 2009. All these metrics got worse under this Prime Minister, but he continues to choke Canadian energy with his net-zero fantasy. Will the Prime Minister take our advice, repeal his anti-pipeline laws, axe the industrial carbon tax and bring back Canada’s economy?”

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“Canada is the only G7 country in a recession. The Liberals promised our economy would grow the fastest, but they failed. They should take responsibility instead of blaming tariffs.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is the only country in the G7 in a recession. Imagine hiring someone for a job and in the interview they said that they would give the fastest-growing economy in the G7, but they actually delivered the only economy in the G7 in a recession. It is the exact opposite result to the promise. What would be the consequence? I think accountability would be a good start. Instead of taking accountability, though, the Liberals are blaming the tariffs. If this were true, then why is Canada the only country in the G7, with all facing tariffs, in a recession?”

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“The government's plan does not make life cheaper. Working people still cannot afford food. Why is Canada the only country in the G7 with a shrinking economy?”

“Mr. Speaker, if these measures actually did anything for affordability, we would not have the lineups at the food banks that we are seeing. This exact program is going to reach fewer than half of Canadians out there who are working at jobs. I am going to repeat the question. France is facing tariffs, Germany is facing tariffs, Italy is facing tariffs. Japan is facing tariffs. Why is Canada the only country in the G7 with our economy in a recession?”

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“The Liberals caused a recession in Canada, and we are the only G7 country in one. The economy is shrinking, and food bank use has doubled in seven years. I want to know why no other G7 country is in a recession if this is really a global problem.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is now the only G7 country in a homegrown made-by-Liberal recession. This must be the new world order the Liberal Prime Minister keeps bragging about. There have been two back-to-back quarters of negative growth and three contractions in the last four quarters. Food bank use has exploded nationwide and has doubled in just seven years. One in 10 in the GTA now relies on food banks, with a record 4.1 million visits just last year, more than quadrupling since 2019, and lower-income families spend over 100% of their income on essentials. If this recession is really caused by tariffs and global energy problems, then why is no other G7 country in a recession?”