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In question period on the economy, Conservatives pressed the government on food costs and the state of the economy. Kyle Seeback pointed to roughly one million dollars spent on luxury flight meals while many Canadians face food insecurity, and argued the government’s repeated promises to lower food prices have not worked, saying the answer is tax cuts and removing rules that raise grocery costs. Kathy Borrelli said Canada is the only G20 country in a recession because of government spending, red tape and anti-development policies, and asked the Prime Minister to take responsibility. Liberals replied that the government is acting, pointing to a new $3.2-billion food security strategy that includes local infrastructure, year-round production and domestic processing, the national school food program, and efforts to diversify trade and create jobs in a difficult global economy shaped by wars and a trade dispute with the United States.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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