“The cost of government has driven up the cost of living.”

Said 4 times by 3 Conservative members, from April 27 to October 27, in 3 wordings.

Each sitting week

  1. Week of April 27: 2 times
  2. Week of May 4: 0 times
  3. Week of May 25: 0 times
  4. Week of June 1: 0 times
  5. Week of June 8: 0 times
  6. Week of June 15: 0 times
  7. Week of September 21: 0 times
  8. Week of October 5: 0 times
  9. Week of October 19: 0 times
  10. Week of October 26: 2 times

Who said it most

  1. Pat Kelly 2 times
  2. Eric Lefebvre 1 time
  3. Jasraj Hallan 1 time

Every time it was said

  • Pat Kelly Conservative

    the cost of government drives up the cost of living.

  • Jasraj Hallan Conservative

    The cost of government has driven up the cost of living, and 2.2 million Canadians are going to a food bank in a single month, because the government gave Canadians the highest food inflation in the G7 and the highest household debt.

  • Eric Lefebvre Conservative

    moved: That, given that, (i) the cost of government is driving up the cost of living, (ii) the Parliamentary Budget Officer reports that this government's fastest-growing cost is interest on the national debt which has more than doubled since 2021, (iii) this Liberal government now spends more on debt interest than the Canada Health Transfer, (iv) an average family of four will pay nearly $6,000 in federal taxes toward interest on the national debt this year, based on numbers from the Parliamentary Budget Officer, (v) the Prime Minister promised that he would reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio and deficit-to-GDP ratio, the House call on the Prime Minister to appear as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance to testify on saving Canadians money by cutting deficit spending, debt interest and taxes.

  • Pat Kelly Conservative

    For 11 years, the cost of government has driven up the cost of living.