“The Prime Minister spent almost one million dollars on airplane food while millions of Canadians need food banks. Liberal spending and rules are driving up costs. I want the Prime Minister to change these policies so people can afford to live.”

“Mr. Speaker, in just 14 trips, the Prime Minister spent nearly $1 million on inflight catering at taxpayers’ expense. Meanwhile, two in five Canadians struggle to put food on the table and a record 2.2 million Canadians rely on the food bank in a single month. Liberal inflationary spending, red tape and antidevelopment policies are driving up costs and weakening our economy. It is always Canadians who are left paying for Liberal waste. Will the Prime Minister reverse his costly policies that caused this crisis, so Canadians can afford to live again?”

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  “When will the Liberal Prime Minister end his costly budgeting so Canadians can afford to live?”

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“Food is too expensive, and government spending and rules are making it worse. I want to know when the government will stop driving up costs for Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, food affordability is so terrible that there is scurvy in that member’s riding. We cannot forget that this Prime Minister is the one who said affordability is the best that it has been in over a decade. He is showing up at the G7 as the only leader who has caused a recession in his own country. That is his Liberal government’s record: inflationary spending, red tape and antidevelopment policies that are driving up costs. It is not global factors; it is the Liberal choices that Canadians cannot afford. When will this government stop making life more expensive for Canadians?”

“We are in a recession, and life costs too much for Canadians. Some families must borrow money just to buy food. The government's plans are failing. I want to know if the Prime Minister will face this problem instead of ignoring it while traveling.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate and unpleasant, but we are in a recession, and people are feeling the pinch. Some families have to spend more than 120% of their income just on housing and food. It has reached the point where people are having to borrow money just to put food on the table. The reality is that the Liberals’ policies are not working, and the more power the Liberals have, the more it costs Canadians. Now the Prime Minister is about to attend the G7 summit as the only leader to have led his country into recession. Does he plan to continue dodging the issue by making more grand, inspiring speeches abroad while leaving families in Canada to pay the price?”

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  “The Prime Minister is now the only G7 leader to push his country into recession.”

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“Government grocery payments are too small to help average workers. Families cannot afford groceries, rent, and gas because the Liberals caused a recession. The Prime Minister should take advice from other countries on how to fix the economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the programs. In Quebec, the average salary is $67,000. However, I received a photo of a Canada groceries and essentials benefit payment from a worker who earns exactly $67,000. He received $11.98 to help pay for groceries. Families can no longer afford groceries, rent and gas. The Liberals have plunged the country into a recession. I urge the Prime Minister to use his time at the G7 to heed the advice of all the other countries that are not in a recession. I think that could be beneficial to us.”

“Canadians are struggling to afford food and housing while the Prime Minister spends public money on luxury airplane food. I want him to admit this and change his economic policies.”

“Mr. Speaker, today, the Prime Minister arrives at the G7 summit as the one and only leader who has led his country into a recession. This is what that looks like: Two in five Canadians struggle to be able to afford to feed themselves; full-time workers are living in RVs or a Tim Hortons; and food bank use has hit an all-time high. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister spends $1 million on luxury inflight catering, which includes things like Normandy butter cups, fine wines and braised beef. My question is very simple: When will the Prime Minister acknowledge the reality so many Canadians face and reverse his policy so they can afford to live again?”

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  “The Prime Minister arrives at the G7 as the only leader who has driven his country into a recession.”

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“Child poverty has gone up for the last three years under this government. People in my riding are struggling to afford a place to live. The government needs to change its policies so Canadians can afford life again.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think what that member meant to highlight was the fact that under the Liberal government, child poverty rates have increased year after year after year for the last three. This dramatically impacts the people of my riding in Lethbridge, Alberta. It means that seniors in this country are living at Tim Hortons. It means that full-time workers are living out of their RVs. Why does the government turn a blind eye to the reality of Canadians while it is living high on the horse? Why does it not reverse its policy so Canadians can finally afford to live again?”

“The Prime Minister has pushed Canada into a recession. Food bank use is at record levels, people cannot afford food, and workers cannot afford housing. I want the Prime Minister to end his expensive policies so Canadians can afford to live.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will remind that member that today the Prime Minister is at the G7 summit as the only leader in the G20 who has caused a recession in his own country, technical or otherwise. He says the data can be uneven. What is not uneven is the pain. Food bank use is at record levels, while two in five Canadians struggle to eat and full-time workers live in people’s driveways because a paycheque no longer buys a home. This is all while the Prime Minister’s inflight catering bill for just 14 trips could feed a family for 55 years. When will this Prime Minister reverse his costly policies and make good on his announcements so Canadians can afford to live again?”