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During Members’ Statements, the House took up the topic of the economy. A Conservative member said that under the Liberal government Canada is in a recession, citing a United Way poll indicating that many Canadians face food insecurity, and contrasted that with reported spending on food for the Prime Minister’s plane. No other parties’ statements on the topic appear in the record provided.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Brad Redekopp

Conservative
“The Liberal government has put Canada into a recession. Many Canadians cannot afford groceries, while the Prime Minister spent nearly a million tax dollars on food for his private plane.”

  • A repeated line

    “Canada is the only G20 country in a recession.”

    Said 104 times by 61 members since May 29.

    Every time it was said
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Mr. Speaker, after a decade of Liberal mismanagement, Canadians are paying the price. Under the Liberals, Canada is now the only G20 country in a recession, and families are feeling it at the kitchen table. Do members want proof? A recent United Way poll shows that 38% are struggling with food insecurity, with one in five saying that all the food in their home was eaten with no money left over to buy more; 40% are losing sleep over how to stretch their paycheque just to afford groceries; and 22% of Canadians are experiencing poverty themselves. Do members know who is not going hungry? It is our jet-setting Prime Minister; that it who. In just one year as Prime Minister, he spent almost a million taxpayer dollars on food for his private jet. That is enough money to feed 55 Canadian families for a full year. Regular Canadians are barely scraping by. While the Prime Minister eats five-star meals on his private jet, his Liberal recession is causing financial insecurity, stress and hunger for everyone else.

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