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Adjournment Proceedings

In an adjournment debate, Warren Steinley (Conservative) followed up on a question about grocery prices and the rise in shoplifting of food, asking whether prices had gone up or down over the last three years and saying people are struggling to afford food. Ryan Turnbull (Liberal) replied that groceries are still expensive but that the government’s programs — child care, dental care, school food, and tax measures — save families money, and said the member had voted against them. Steinley said the reply did not answer the question and argued that many parents in Saskatchewan cannot get subsidized child care spots and that those who do still pay extra fees. Turnbull responded that provinces, including Saskatchewan, should be held to the child care agreements they signed, saying federal money is expanding spaces and that child care in his riding had cut costs substantially for families with a spot.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Warren Steinley

Conservative
“I want an honest answer about high grocery prices. People are struggling to afford food, and the minister did not answer my question about it before. Have prices gone up or down over the last three years?”
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Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to join in adjournment debates this evening. I asked a question in May, before we adjourned for the summer, about microlooting and said the most popular talk show in Regina and across Saskatchewan, The Evan Bray Show, talked about whether it is okay to steal groceries or microloot at grocery stores because grocery prices are so high. I asked the minister that question. The answer I got back was not sufficient, in my opinion. She actually talked about day care when I was talking about the price of groceries. I think it is an important conversation because we are talking about the price of groceries and basically the affordability crisis that we are seeing right now across the country. I think the hon. member for Whitby is going to answer this question, so I am going to make it short and sweet. I know he has a family. I have three kids, and my wife and I go grocery shopping. Have the member and his wife seen grocery prices go down over the last three years or go up?

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Warren Steinley

Conservative
“The member did not answer my question about grocery prices. He talked about child care instead. Most parents in Saskatchewan cannot get a subsidized spot. The ones who do still pay extra fees because the government money is not enough to cover the real costs.”

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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Whitby, but he did not answer the question, because he does not want to tell the actual truth about what is going on with grocery prices. He is kind of channelling his inner Jean Chrétien: A proof is a proof. The member talked about child care. Well, if a person is lucky enough to hit the lottery and get a government-subsidized child care spot, they are saving that money, but for everyone across Saskatchewan, it is actually called a child care wasteland because there are so few spots. In Saskatchewan, 30% to 40% of the people are waiting for that subsidized child care spot. They are not saving the money this guy is talking about. It is actually ridiculous. Also, I have friends who have kids in child care now, and because the money does not actually cover the cost to hire people and to feed the kids, they are charging parents another $100 or $200 to help cover the cost. Parents are paying more out of their pocket because the money the government has given for the day care spots does not cover the cost it is supposed to, for those children to get the care they want, so I—

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