“The Liberals are spending too much money and taxing Canadians too much. Their choices have pushed Canada into a recession and made life too expensive. They need to change their economic plan right away.”

“Mr. Speaker, we all know the Liberals’ economic plan. It involves $141 billion in new spending, a $67-billion deficit in just one year and a budget that repeats the word “investment” 786 times but spends like there is no tomorrow. Canada is the only G20 country in a recession because of those decisions. Recently, 6,000 Canadians wrote to me, and their key message was clear: The cost of living is crushing them. After 11 years of Liberal decisions that have held back Canada’s development and that tax Canadians, their decisions have led us to a recession and a position of weakness. When will the Liberals admit that they need to urgently change course?”

“The Prime Minister spends too much public money, including $159,000 on airplane food for one trip. This waste has caused a recession. People in Quebec cannot afford groceries. The government must respect taxpayers, lower taxes, and stop funding ideological projects.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is easy to point the finger at others, but when we see a prime minister spending $159,000 on inflight meals for a single trip, we understand why his decisions have led us straight into a recession. While Quebeckers are counting every penny at the grocery store, the Liberals are spending taxpayers’ money as if it were Monopoly money. When will the government show some respect for taxpayers’ money and start making decisions that ease their financial burden rather than always raising taxes to fund the Liberal pharaoh’s ideological projects?”

“The Prime Minister has made Canada's economy worse over the past year. Government spending, rules, and bad policies put us in a recession and made life too expensive. I want to know when things will get better for Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, it has been a year since the Prime Minister took office. Over that year, the situation in Canada has deteriorated. Just imagine: Under his leadership as a well-known international banker, the result is that Canada, under this Prime Minister, is the only G20 country in recession. Inflationary spending, red tape and anti-development policies have created this recession and, above all, have led to a cost-of-living crisis. When will we see concrete results for Canadians?”

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“The economy is shrinking, Canada has the worst inflation in the G7, and 2.2 million Canadians use food banks. The Prime Minister spent $1 million on airplane food while people cannot afford groceries.”

“Mr. Speaker, I hope that the member and parliamentary secretary is going to spend the weekend carefully looking over Statistics Canada data, which state that over the past four quarters under the new Prime Minister’s leadership, the results have been negative three times. That is the reality. The reality is also that Canada has the worst inflation in the G7. The reality is also that 2.2 million Canadians have to use food banks to eat. That is the reality. The Prime Minister was elected on the promise that he would be judged on the prices at the grocery store. Does he think of those prices when he invoices $1 million to eat on his airplane?”

“Canadians are struggling while the government's spending pushes us into a recession. The Prime Minister spent $1 million of taxpayer money on meals for just 14 flights. He needs to respect taxpayers and stop this spending.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals’ out-of-control spending has plunged Canada into a recession. While Canadians are working hard just to put food on the table, the Prime Minister is treating himself on the taxpayers’ dime. He spent $1 million on meals for just 14 flights. Here is a sample of what the Prime Minister enjoys: Normandy butter cups that cost $593. Unbelievable. He also enjoys crème brûlée that cost $4,213, chocolate mousse that cost $3,008 and $17,000 worth of salmon in just three flights. That must have been some very fresh salmon. Can the Prime Minister show a little respect for our taxpayers?”