“Conservatives pretend to care about food banks, but they vote against measures that help people leave them. We created a school food program that feeds 400,000 children and keeps them out of food bank lines. Conservatives voted against it and called it garbage.”

“Mr. Speaker, it always shocks me in the House when Conservatives pretend to care about people at food banks, when they vote against every single measure that would take people out of those food banks. When we wanted to feed hungry kids in school, which was the top ask of Food Banks Canada for many years, we implemented a national school food program, which feeds 400,000 kids at school. That literally takes kids out of food bank lineups. What did the Conservatives do? They said no, then they called the program garbage in the House. They should be ashamed of themselves for mentioning—”

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“We cut taxes on gas and diesel, but the Conservatives voted against it. They talk about food banks, but they do not listen to Food Banks Canada. That group supported our benefit for low-income families, and the Conservatives voted against that too.”

“Mr. Speaker, we cut taxes on gas and diesel, and the Conservatives voted against it. This week, the Conservatives have been talking about food banks. They come in the House of Commons and talk about food banks, yet they actually do not listen to Food Banks Canada, the organization responsible for food banks. Here is what it said: “For people relying on food banks, this program [the groceries and essentials benefit, which the Conservatives voted against] will provide direct assistance to low-income households to help cover...costs such as food, rent, or childcare, as we have called for.””

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“The Conservatives say they care about families buying food, but their votes show the opposite. They voted against grocery money for families, a tax cut for 22 million Canadians, and a school food program that feeds hungry children.”

“Mr. Speaker, I sincerely appreciate the hon. member’s concern for the ability of families to put food on the table, but it betrays the perspective that the Conservative Party has demonstrated in this House with its voting record over the last number of years. Let us think about the groceries and essentials benefit that we put forward that is going to put almost $1,900 on the table for a family of four, which the Conservatives voted against. Let us think about the middle-class tax cut that we put forward to save money for 22 million Canadians, which they voted against. Let us think about the national school food program, which is actually feeding hungry children in our communities today, which they did not just vote against but called garbage on the floor of the House of Commons.”

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“We are working hard to make housing more affordable. In British Columbia, we are helping build thousands of homes and spending over $5 billion on things that support new housing. We care about making life cheaper for people.”

“Mr. Speaker, we have been working hard on housing affordability to bring down rents and the cost to buy a home. I would like to point out that in British Columbia, we have made meaningful progress. We have committed 1,100 homes in B.C. through Build Canada Homes. We are investing more than $5 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure. We are working with the province to bring down development charges. In addition, I would like to point out that we have 116 purpose-built rental homes under way in Burnaby, 349 at UBC and the Burke Mountain Community Centre in Coquitlam is under construction. There is lots under way. We care about affordability.”

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