“Canada's economy is in recession. A Canadian tech company just invested 140 million dollars and 400 jobs into Ireland instead of Canada because Ireland has lower taxes and fewer rules. Why did we lose this investment?”

“Mr. Speaker, as the G7 gets under way, the Prime Minister remains the only leader of a G7 or G20 economy that is in recession. The Prime Minister should travel, but Canadians expect results from that. When he was back home in Ireland this weekend, investment was leaving Canada. On Saturday, Open Text’s Waterloo-based AI company announced a $140-million investment in Ireland. That is 400 new jobs for Ireland. Ireland has lower taxes, less regulation and a better business environment. Why did this investment not get made in Canada?”

“Young Canadians are struggling the most with food, money, and jobs under this government. When will the government stop hurting young people?”

“Mr. Speaker, the government’s props and slogans are cold comfort to the young generation of Canadians, who are feeling its failures most acutely. The United Way’s report last week confirmed that food insecurity concerns are highest among young Canadians, income declines are most acute among young Canadians and fully 91% of the next generation feel personal financial anxiety. Add on top of that the highest unemployment rate in 35 years. When will the government stop selling out the next generation?”

“Canadians are struggling to afford food and pay their bills while the Prime Minister spends a lot of money on his own travel food. I want him to change his economic policies to end the recession.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister is the only G7 leader and the only G20 leader who has delivered a recession in his own country. A United Way survey found that 60% of Canadians are anxious about their finances, 38% face food insecurity and 40% are losing sleep over how to stretch their paycheque. Meanwhile, this Liberal Prime Minister’s luxury inflight catering bill has reached nearly $1 million over 14 trips, including $175,000 for food on a single trip, which is enough to feed a family for 55 years. Will the Prime Minister reverse his costly Liberal policies that put Canada into a recession, so Canadians can afford to live again?”

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“Liberal policies are causing Canadians to suffer from high rent, poverty, and hunger. The government wastes money that should go to lowering taxes and building homes. I want the Prime Minister to stop this waste, cut government staff, and fix these bad economic policies.”

“Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are not tearing down Canadians. It is Liberals who are keeping down Canadians. Those Liberal talking points will not help the full-time workers living in RVs and trailers because they cannot afford homes, or the families spending 120% of their income on food and rent alone, or the 22% of Canadians who have personally experienced poverty, or the one in five households that are food insecure. Every dollar wasted on Liberal luxury is a dollar not used to lower taxes, build homes, improve safety or help Canadians make ends meet. Will the Liberal Prime Minister end the waste, cut the bureaucracy and reverse the Liberal policies that caused this recession?”

“The Prime Minister is spending tax money on luxury travel while families struggle to buy food. In Manitoba, food bank use is at a record high, and almost a third of those people have full-time jobs. The government needs to take real action to lower food prices.”

“Mr. Speaker, despite leading Canada into a recession, the Prime Minister continues living in luxury, racking up $1 million in inflight catering alone. Meanwhile, more and more Manitoba families are struggling just to put food on the table. Last week, Harvest Manitoba shared its Manitoba poverty report card, which says it all, giving the government an F in its poverty rating and advising that of the record-setting 60,000 Manitobans who visit food banks monthly, 30% are employed full-time. What? If full-time workers cannot even afford food, these gimmicks and rebates are not going to cut it. When is the government going to take serious action to reduce food prices in this country?”