“Canada is in a recession, and seniors in my riding cannot afford their groceries. Why does the government think small rebates will fix this?”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is the only G20 country that is in a recession. Shirley is a senior from my riding who lives alone in Summerland. She tells me that she does not drink, smoke or gamble. Her only luxury is a swim pass to the local public pool. Every time I speak to her, her tone is increasingly dire. Shirley and her friends do not see anything getting better, and they believe that the Liberals have forgotten seniors. Another recycled rebate is not going to fix it. Can the minister tell Shirley whether the reason she cannot pay her grocery bills is that we are in a recession, or is it just that it is a technical recession?”

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“Canada is in a recession and people in my riding cannot afford to live. I want the Prime Minister to explain to them why this is happening.”

“Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country in any kind of recession. Maria from my community worked her whole life but lost her home because she and her husband could not make ends meet. She needs help because CRA made a mistake on her file, but she needed to know we could help her before making the drive to my office, because the cost of fuel is so high that she cannot afford to waste the trip. I hear from more and more Marias every week. Will the Prime Minister please tell Maria whether her hardship is because Canada is in a recession, or is it just a technicality he will continue to ignore?”

“Canada is the only G20 country in a recession under this Prime Minister. Working people cannot afford groceries. I want him to explain the difference between a recession and a technical recession.”

“Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country to fall into a recession. There has been a lot of media attention on creative definitions to describe the Liberals’ track record. One of my friends from out in the field, Mike, asked me to share his story with the House. He is a hard-working family man who, after working overtime, still did not have enough money to make ends meet. Can the Prime Minister please tell Mike the difference between a recession and a technical recession? Mike’s grocery bill cannot tell the difference.”

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“Canada is in a recession under the Liberal government, and seniors cannot afford housing. Will the Liberals explain this economic trouble to them?”

“Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country to fall into a recession. I spoke with Rosa from Vaughan, a single senior who cannot afford a place of her own and rents a room in her 86-year-old cousin’s home due to the affordability crisis under the Liberal government. After a lifetime of hard work, Rosa is on the housing waiting list, but it will be a decade before a unit is available. Will the Liberals explain to Rosa the difference between a recession and a technical recession?”

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“Canada is the only G20 nation in a recession. The government's high spending and environmental rules hurt jobs and make life too expensive. People in my riding can no longer afford to drive to work or retire. I want the Prime Minister to explain to them why they are struggling.”

“Mr. Speaker, under this Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 nation in recession. Every country faces tariffs and rising energy prices, but these Liberals keep making the same mistakes. Their deficit spending and net-zero regulations kill jobs and make everything more expensive. For Carol in my riding, it means she can no longer afford to drive to and from work each day. For Jackie, it means working full-time as a senior citizen. I want the Prime Minister to tell Jackie and Carol whether they are struggling every day because Canada is in a recession or because it is just a technical recession and no big deal.”

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“Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Prime Minister's policies help rich people while working Canadians struggle to afford food, housing, and jobs. Why is he pretending people are not actually suffering?”

“Mr. Speaker, under this Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country to fall into recession. This so-called financial wizard created a K-shaped economy where the wealthy, the bankers and the bondholders climb higher, while working Canadians fall further behind. The Liberals can say, “What recession?” because they are not impacted by skyrocketing unemployment, grocery bills and mortgages. Why is this Prime Minister telling Canadians that they are just technically unemployed, technically hungry or technically homeless?”

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“Life costs too much, and people are struggling just to get by after years of Liberal economic choices. I want the Prime Minister to admit his policies are hurting Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, the cost of living is so high that living is being put on hold. This is the real Liberal recession, where people cannot afford to enjoy life, make memories or chase dreams. They are spending their whole time just barely getting by. Those are the consequences of 11 years of Liberals and their failed economic policy. Instead of telling people who are struggling that everything is fine, will the Prime Minister stand up and admit his real Liberal recession is hurting Canadians?”

“Canada is in a recession, and food prices are hurting families and businesses. Why is the government letting our economy get worse?”

“Mr. Speaker, under this Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country to fall into a recession. While Canadians can delay buying a home or a car, which also hurts our economy, they cannot stop buying food. Families are stretching every dollar at the grocery store, restaurant demand is weakening and our agri-food sectors are facing exploding input costs. Experts have warned that Canada’s food economy cannot outrun a shrinking national economy. Why are the Liberals content to watch Canada’s competitiveness and productivity erode? Is this a technical recession or technically a failure of policy?”

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“Canada's economy and food processors are struggling because of ten years of bad Liberal policies. I want the Prime Minister to say if he will fix these problems.”

“Mr. Speaker, our “missing middle” processors have been missing. Finally, we are seeing some action, but Canada’s productivity crisis did not start this year. Weak investment did not start this year. Declining competitiveness did not start this year. These are the consequences of a decade of bad Liberal policy choices. As Sylvain Charlebois recently stated: “The greatest threat to Canada’s food economy isn’t a recession. It’s the illusion that someone else is responsible for our economic decline.” Does the Liberal Prime Minister plan to reverse these declines or just have a new definition of a recession?”