“The Prime Minister spends too much money and doubled the deficit. This high spending causes inflation and forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. I want the Prime Minister to stop his reckless spending.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister spent, and now Canadians will have to pay. The Prime Minister has increased spending far beyond Justin Trudeau’s irresponsible levels. In fact, he has doubled the deficit left by Mr. Trudeau, and we know that deficits fuel inflation. Inflation forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates on Canadians. How much will Canadians have to pay before this Prime Minister stops spending recklessly?”

“The government's policies forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates. Canadians already have the most debt in the G7, and now they will have to pay banks even more. The Prime Minister should admit that this will cause hardship for Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, he has just admitted that it is this government’s policies, his government’s policies, that have forced the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates at the expense of ordinary Canadians. Canadians already carry the most debt anywhere in the G7. Now they will be forced to pay more to the banks, while the Prime Minister celebrates. What a disconnect from the reality faced by ordinary people. Will he acknowledge that Canadians are going to face hardship as a result of this increase?”

“The Prime Minister's spending caused inflation and pushed the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates today. I want him to stop this spending and tell Canadians how much more this will cost them.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister spent, and today Canadians are paying the price. He doubled the deficit that Trudeau left behind, increased government spending to the highest share of GDP since 1996 and is threatening to add $700 billion more in debt. More deficits cause more inflation, which today caused the Bank of Canada to bring in more interest on Canadians. How much will Canadians have to pay before the Prime Minister finally hits the brakes on his out-of-control Liberal spending?”

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“Canadian families have more debt than families in any other G7 country. The Prime Minister's high spending, deficits, and new fuel tax are pushing up interest rates on mortgages and loans. Will he stop spending and taxing so much so rates do not keep rising?”

“Mr. Speaker, how completely out of touch that is. Canadian families are the most indebted anywhere in the G7, and today they will go home to learn that their mortgage payments, car payments and line of credit payments will go up because the Prime Minister could not control his spending. He doubled Trudeau’s deficit and has imposed a new fuel tax that is driving up the cost of diesel to 30¢ higher than in the U.S., which is one of the causes the Bank of Canada cited in raising rates on Canadians today. Will the Prime Minister get his hands out of the pockets of Canadians so they do not have to pay more in their rates?”

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“The Prime Minister says life is getting more affordable, but it is actually getting worse. The Bank of Canada says high fuel costs will push food prices even higher next year. Canadian prices are higher than world prices, partly because of the government's fuel tax. I want the Prime Minister to cancel this tax to help bring down inflation and interest rates.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister says affordability is better. Everybody out there knows that is false, and it is worse today. The Bank of Canada governor said that food price inflation will be even higher next year: “Higher diesel prices raise freight and operating costs in fuel-intensive sectors such as food processing [and] agriculture”. The Prime Minister is not to blame for world prices, but he is to blame for the fact that our prices are much higher than the world’s, in part because of what the Nova Scotia Energy Board calculates is 16¢ a litre in extra fuel standard taxes that the Prime Minister is imposing at the pump. Will the Prime Minister reverse this tax so that we can reverse the inflation and reverse the rate hikes?”

“Life is not more affordable now. A record 2.35 million people visited food banks this month, and Canadians have less hope of buying a home than people in 21 other countries. Will the Prime Minister admit that life is not the most affordable it has been in ten years?”

“Mr. Speaker, could he be more out of touch? That sounded just like his statement back on March 25, that affordability is the best it has been in a decade. The same month he said that, Food Banks Canada registered a record-smashing 2.35 million visits, 9% higher than when he took office, with fewer Canadians believing they will ever be able to afford a home than in the other 21 countries polled by Habitat for Humanity. Will the Prime Minister admit that affordability is not the best it has been in a decade?”