“The cost of food, gas, and housing is near an all-time high. Canada is in a recession, and the government has doubled the deficit. I want the Prime Minister to defend his record.”

“Mr. Speaker, as this Prime Minister wraps up his third session, I am asking people a question. Are groceries, gas, and mortgage payments any cheaper? Are the streets any safer? Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Prime Minister has doubled the deficit. The cost of gas, groceries, and mortgage payments are nearing an all-time high. Instead of more illusions, promises and excuses, will the Prime Minister stand up now to defend his disastrous record?”

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“I want to ask the Prime Minister a question. He is not here to defend high living costs, the recession, and the growing deficit.”

“Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Prime Minister, who missed his 100th question period to avoid defending his record on the cost of living, the Liberal recession, the doubling of the deficit—”

“Life is getting too expensive and Canada is in a recession. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility and tell us when life will become affordable again.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will be careful about the fact that the Prime Minister cannot defend the cost of living, which is skyrocketing, or the Liberal recession, which is the only one in the entire G20. Instead of offering illusions and making excuses, he should take accountability. Will he stand up in the House of Commons and tell everyone when life will become more affordable and when the Liberal recession will end?”

“Life costs more and crime is up under this Prime Minister. He doubled the deficit, housing costs went up, and fewer homes are being built. I want the Prime Minister to defend these bad results.”

“Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister ends his third session, I ask this question: Are our groceries, gas and mortgage payments more affordable than they were a year ago, and are our streets safer or more riddled with crime? Aside from his endless announcements, excuses and promises, the Prime Minister has doubled the deficit and increased housing costs. Homebuilding is actually down. Gas, groceries and mortgage payments are nearing record highs. Will the Prime Minister put aside the illusions and stand up in this House of Commons now and defend his disastrous results?”

“The government's bad choices have caused a recession, rising crime, and high prices. Business investment has dropped for five quarters in a row, which is the worst in the G7. I want the Prime Minister to take responsibility for this.”

“Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberal Prime Minister promised he would increase it. He has delivered five consecutive quarters of declining investment. This is the only G7 country to have done that. It is one of the reasons that our country is in a recession, which means paycheques are down and the cost of living is up. The Canadian people deserve accountability and results. Will the Prime Minister stand and deliver both now?”

“Canada's economy is shrinking, not growing. It has shrunk in three of the last four quarters, and living costs are up. I want the Prime Minister to defend this record.”

“Mr. Speaker, that is not just an illusion; that is a hallucination. The government’s own statistical agency says the economy is shrinking. It shrunk this quarter, and it shrunk the quarter before that. In fact, it shrunk three out of the last four quarters. We cannot be the second-fastest growing when we are shrinking, as the Minister of Finance might appreciate and relate to. My question is for the Prime Minister, who has delivered the only recession in the G7 with the consequence of higher costs for Canadians. Will he stand and defend the results instead of—”

“The Prime Minister has ruined the economy in every job he has had. He caused high inflation, doubled housing costs, and caused a recession. I want him to take responsibility for this.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister cannot defend his disastrous record. It is the same path and journey with him every single time. He takes on a big, fancy job, then he causes disastrous costs for people and then he moves on before he can be held accountable. He caused the worst inflation in the G7 as the governor of the Bank of England, along with a housing crisis. He was Justin Trudeau’s economic adviser, doubling housing costs, debt and food bank line-ups. Now he has delivered the only G7 recession, and he is unable to defend his results. Will the Prime Minister stand today and give accountability and results to hard-working Canadians?”