“Canadians cannot afford food. Food bank visits are up by 9 percent since the Prime Minister took office, with 2.35 million visits in one month. He promised we could judge him by grocery prices, so he needs to answer for this.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canadians are hungry, literally. They are hungry, yet putting food on the table is beyond their ability and their means. Food Banks Canada released a report showing that food bank visits have increased by 9% since this Prime Minister took office. There are 2.35 million visits in a single month. The Prime Minister promised that he would be judged by the price at the grocery store, so what is the verdict according to all the people lining up?”

“The Prime Minister will not admit that Canadians are facing an affordability crisis. Food bank use has more than doubled in seven years and is up another 9% this year. His plans have failed to make food affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, crisis? What crisis? Yesterday, the Prime Minister voted against a motion that would have recognized the affordability crisis. He refuses to even acknowledge that there is a crisis, even though the number of people needing to visit food banks has more than doubled in the past seven years and is up another 9% this year. The Prime Minister promised that his grand programs and fine words would make life affordable, so where is the affordable food today?”

“Canadians cannot afford food. Food bank visits are up nine percent since the Prime Minister took office, with 2.35 million visits in a single month. He broke his promise to make food affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canadians are hungry, literally. They cannot afford to feed themselves. Today, Food Banks Canada released a report revealing that the number of visits is up 9% since the Prime Minister was elected on the promise that he would make food affordable. There were 2.35 million visits in one single month, and food banks are literally running out of food. The Prime Minister said on his first day in office that he would be judged by the price at the grocery store, so what is the verdict according to the 2.35 million people lined up at food banks?”

“The Prime Minister and his government do not understand how hard life is for Canadians. Millions of people are running out of food and money, and have to choose between eating and paying rent. Why did the government vote yesterday against admitting that we are in an affordability crisis?”

“Mr. Speaker, this is more proof that the Liberal government and the Prime Minister are out of touch, as Canadians are out of food and out of money. Food Banks Canada’s CEO said this report “is the story of what happens when millions of people are out of options.” She also said, “In the past, most people in Canada could absorb a small financial setback... those days are over. Canada’s bleak new reality is that millions of people are making impossible trade-offs every day as they choose between food or rent”. How could the Liberal government and the Prime Minister vote yesterday against the basic recognition that we are in an affordability crisis?”

“The Liberals talk about helping, but their results are bad. Food bank visits are at 2.35 million. Inflation is 50% above target. Home construction went down by 4% instead of doubling. When will the government stop talking and deliver real results?”

“Mr. Speaker, he is absolutely right. There is a big difference between talk and results. The Liberals talked about how they were going to make food affordable, yet what did they do? They delivered 2.35 million visits to food banks. They talked about how they were going to reduce the cost of living, but what did they do? They are 50% over target on inflation numbers. They talked about doubling homebuilding, yet they delivered a 4% decrease in construction, and now they are not even talking about doubling homebuilding. When will we have an end to all the Liberal talk and actually get some real results?”