“Canada's economy has shrunk for three out of four quarters, putting us in a recession. Life is not affordable for Canadians. I want the Prime Minister to reverse the policies that caused this.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has said affordability is the best it has been in decades, but normal, hard-working, everyday Canadians know that is simply not true. Meat Loaf famously once sang Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, but, surely, three out of four is not good. That is certainly true when it comes to economic decline, but that is exactly what the Prime Minister has given us. He has given us three out of four quarters of negative economic growth, making us the only G20 nation in a recession. What is the Liberals’ response? They are downplaying it as nothing more than just a technicality. Will the Prime Minister reverse his costly policies that caused this crisis so that Canadians can afford to live again?”

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“Canadians cannot afford homes or basic needs, and thousands are asking strangers online for money to survive. I want the Prime Minister to admit his plan has failed.”

“Mr. Speaker, we have a new top export out of this country. It is announcements and MOUs. Not that long ago, Canadians used to dream of buying a home. Now, under the Liberal Prime Minister, many are starting GoFundMe pages just to pay for essential items for life. In the last five months, 15,000 Canadians had to ask strangers online for help to pay for basic things. Food banks are overwhelmed and families are one emergency away from begging people for help. If the Prime Minister thinks his plan is working, he is badly out of touch with those paying the price. Will he finally admit that his affordability plan has failed, or does he now think GoFundMe—”

“Canadians are struggling with the cost of living, and thousands have had to ask online for money to pay for food and rent. I want the Liberals to admit their spending made this crisis worse.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said here in the House that the cost of living is the best it has been in a decade, but that has not been Canadians’ experience. According to a CBC article, some people have even resorted to starting GoFundMe campaigns to pay for basic necessities. Roughly 15,000 crowdfunding campaigns have been launched to help people pay for their groceries, rent and even some medical emergencies. After 11 years of reckless Liberal spending, Quebeckers now have to resort to asking for charity to survive. Will the Liberals finally admit that they greatly accelerated the current crisis?”

“The government's grocery program does not give people enough money to cover rising food costs. I want the Prime Minister to review these policies and cancel the spending that caused our recession.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals rise here to talk to us about programs when we are asking them to stop doing what is not working and to make decisions so that Canadians can finally make ends meet. Let us look at one of their programs. Their groceries program will pay out $16.50 twice a year to Canadians who earn $53,000, yet the cost of groceries has increased by $1,000 in one year for a family of four. Will the Prime Minister reconnect with ordinary people, review these policies and cancel all their spending over the past year that has plunged Canada into a recession?”

“Canadians are struggling with high living costs and job losses because of government taxes and spending. Canada is in a recession. I want the Prime Minister to change these economic policies.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister claims that affordability is the best it has been in decades, but he should say that to the faces of the 1.5 million jobless Canadians, the 60% of people who are anxious about their finances and the 15,000 people who now use GoFundMe to pay for basics. Liberal taxes and inflationary spending hike the cost of living. Antidevelopment laws drive out jobs, innovation and $1 trillion in investment, like in the last five quarters. Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. When will the self-identified European PM reverse his costly recession policies so that Canadians here at home can afford to thrive, not just survive?”

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“Canadians are struggling to afford food and heat while the Prime Minister spends huge amounts of public money on luxury travel. I want him to stop this spending so life becomes more affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, the fact is that more Canadians than ever before need food banks and have to choose between eating, heating and driving. In a year, the PM spent $1 million on inflight cushy caviar catering for him and his cronies. That is enough to feed a family of four for 55 years. On one trip, he spent 175,000 tax dollars, which is 92% more than most people make in a year, if they have jobs at all. While he makes families spend over 120% of their income on rent and food alone, when will the PM cut inflationary spending and his luxury, high-flying lifestyle so that Canadians can afford to live and young Canadians can hope for their futures?”

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