“Families are struggling to afford food, and many are going into debt just to eat. I want the government to admit that its big spending and debt are hurting Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, while the Liberal government is proud to add tens of billions of dollars to the deficit, families are making tough choices. According to a Dalhousie University report, Canadians are no longer buying what they need, but what they can afford. Parents are skipping meals to feed their children. The Liberal Prime Minister has doubled Justin Trudeau’s deficit, and one in three Canadians now has to go into debt to eat. How much more evidence will it take before the government realizes that its costly budgets are hurting Canadian families?”

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“The government has doubled the debt and is spending money on new programs that cause more inflation. Families cannot afford food. I want to know why the government is not helping Canadians afford to eat.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am not the one being negative, they are. They are twice as negative as the former Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau. They have twice as much debt. Who is being negative? They are; they are in the red. Meanwhile, they are giving us truly nonsensical answers. I am asking about families who cannot afford food, and they are still boasting about yet another program they have introduced. That program will cost even more and create even more inflation. I have nothing against sport. I have nothing against investing in sport. The problem is that if we want to be healthy, we need to eat first and foremost. Why do they not want Canadians to eat?”

“The government is spending too much, increasing our debt and taxes, and making life cost more. The Prime Minister is doubling the deficit instead of fixing the economy. I want him to admit his costly policies are not working.”

“Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Liberal governments, it is the same old story: more spending, more debt, higher taxes and a spike in the cost of living. This economic update proves that nothing has changed. The current Liberal Prime Minister is continuing his predecessor’s policies and out-of-control deficits. He has even doubled the deficit, contrary to what the Minister of Industry just told us. It makes no sense. The Globe and Mail is reporting that the Liberals have no intention of arresting our economic decline. Will the Liberal Prime Minister finally acknowledge that copying Trudeau’s costly policies is a recipe for disaster?”

“Canadians are struggling to afford food and housing while this government spends too much money. I want the Prime Minister to admit that his government costs Canadians too much.”

“Mr. Speaker, that is what Trudeau was saying 10 years ago. My colleague’s comments make it clear that the Liberals are completely out of touch with Canadians’ reality. Families are cutting back on groceries, young people are giving up on the idea of buying their first home and seniors are continuing to work after retirement to be able to survive. Meanwhile, this government continues to spend recklessly and pat itself on the back as if money grows on trees. It is absolutely outrageous. Will the Prime Minister finally admit that things have not changed in 10 years and that he is at the head of another costly Liberal government?”

“The government is spending too much money and leaving the debt to our children. They have already wasted billions of dollars on a broken software system and are adding more. I want to know when they will stop borrowing money.”

“Mr. Speaker, by doubling the deficit promised by the former prime minister, the Liberals are wasting money and racking up credit card debt for future generations, including the students from Richmond who are here on the Hill today. The Cúram scandal rears its ugly head once again in the economic update. The Liberals are adding half a billion dollars in cost overruns to the $5 billion in cost overruns already on the books. Every dollar squandered today means more debt for future generations. The Liberals have already spent $6.6 billion on a system that does not work. What is the Liberals’ credit card limit?”