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During Question Period on the economy, Conservative MP Warren Steinley raised the cost of the Prime Minister’s recent air travel, citing $195,000 in catering expenses for three trips, and said Canadians are struggling to afford groceries, including in Saskatchewan where he said people were discussing stealing food. Liberal ministers replied that international trade trips are bringing results for Canadian workers, citing agricultural access deals with China and Malaysia said to support over 500,000 jobs, and Patty Hajdu said Steinley has voted against measures such as $10-a-day child care, trades training, summer jobs and school food programs, asking what he would support.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Warren Steinley

Conservative

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“The Prime Minister spent $195,000 on airplane food for three trips. It is wrong for him to spend this much while many Canadians cannot afford their groceries.”
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Mr. Speaker, while millions of Canadians struggle to put food on their table, the Liberal Prime Minister’s luxury inflight catering costs soared to $195,000 for three trips, at a time when one in three employed Canadians is using debt to pay for their food. In my home province of Saskatchewan, people are talking about whether or not it is okay to steal groceries from grocery stores. How out of touch does the Prime Minister have to be to cater luxury meals for himself and his buddies while Canadians are struggling to put food on the table?

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Maninder Sidhu

Liberal
“Our trade trips around the world bring jobs to Canada. We recently made deals with China and Malaysia worth billions of dollars that support over 500,000 Canadian jobs.”

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Mr. Speaker, our international efforts are about bringing results home for workers here in Canada. I will talk about our trip to China in January and the $7 billion dollars of agriculture access to China for our farmers across the country. That is more access for our canola growers, our beef farmers and our seafood sector. Collectively that is over 500,000 jobs being supported for workers and farmers across the country. That is not all. Recently we met with Malaysia’s AirAsia CEO. That brought a deal worth $15 billion, which will result in 30,000 jobs across the country. All our international efforts are about bringing jobs home for Canadians.

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Warren Steinley

Conservative
“Under this government, Canadians are struggling so much to afford food that people are talking about stealing it. Did the Prime Minister expect people to break the law just to feed their families?”
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Mr. Speaker, what an out-of-touch answer that was. How arrogant can the Liberals get? Seriously, the topic on Tuesday on the most listened-to radio show in Saskatchewan was whether it is okay to steal food from grocery stores. Is stealing and microlooting okay in the breadbasket of Canada? After one year of the Liberal Prime Minister, Canadians are struggling so much that they need to steal food to feed their family. The Prime Minister did tell young people that they would have to make sacrifices. Was becoming a criminal to feed their family one of those sacrifices?

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Patty Hajdu

Liberal
“The member votes against programs that help people in his province. He voted against cheap child care, job training for trades, summer jobs, and food programs. I want to know what he would vote for.”

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Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the member stands up to vote against the very things that would help members in his province. For example, parents are now paying $10 a day for child care, saving up to $6,900 per child per year through early learning and child care. The member has voted against the spring economic update, through which young people, apprentices, are going to get income top-ups as they take their training and become Red Seal tradespeople. He has voted against Canada summer jobs. He has voted against food programs. He has voted against indexed benefits. What would the member vote for? That is what his constituents are wondering.

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