“Food costs keep going up, and food bank donations in Oshawa are way down. I want the government to admit we have an affordability crisis and explain why it voted against our plan to lower food prices.”

“Madam Speaker, Thanksgiving should be a time for families to gather around a full dinner table, not worry about whether they can afford to put food on it, yet Thanksgiving dinner is projected to cost an extra 10% again this year. At Simcoe Hall Settlement House in Oshawa, food donations are just one-third of normal levels. After 11 years of the Liberals, will the government finally admit that Canada is officially in an affordability crisis, and explain why they voted against our Conservative plan, which would have lowered food costs while families in Oshawa struggle to put food on the table this Thanksgiving?”

“A food bank in Oshawa is turning people away because donations are down. Families cannot afford groceries, and I blame Liberal spending for that. When will grocery prices stop rising, or does the government have no plan?”

“Madam Speaker, I would have a lot more respect for the member for Whitby if he was standing up for the auto workers in our community. The Simcoe Hall Settlement House food bank in Oshawa is now capped at 70 households a day. Demand has not fallen; it is having to turn people away, but food being donated has. Grocery costs are still rising while meals are getting smaller and smaller for families. After years of reckless Liberal deficits and tax-and-spend policies, families cannot afford a basic Thanksgiving dinner. Will the Liberals please tell us by which Thanksgiving exactly we can expect to have grocery prices stop rising, or will the Liberals admit they have no plan?”

“Prices have gone up since the Liberals took power, and Thanksgiving dinner costs 10% more this year. Conservatives want to cut fuel taxes to save people money. Will the Liberals admit that life in Canada is too expensive?”

“Madam Speaker, Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. There is a lot to be thankful for, including the beautiful country we live in, but since the Liberals took office 11 years ago, costs have been on the rise, including for Thanksgiving dinner, which will be 10% more expensive this year. Conservatives have shared our plan to cut fuel taxes and save Canadians money. Will the Liberals admit that after their 11 years in power, there is an affordability crisis in Canada?”

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“Grocery prices are up 30% and thousands of jobs were lost last month. Government relief plans are not helping most people. I want the Prime Minister to make food affordable for families.”

“Madam Speaker, in the face of over 68,000 jobs being lost last month, this Thanksgiving, families on Vancouver Island are doing the math at the checkout. Statistics Canada reports that grocery prices have risen 30% since August 2021. Neighbours are stepping up and donating, volunteering and picking up the phone to check in on one another. Canadians should not have to carry this alone. The Liberal government talks up its relief plans, which never reach most Canadians at the till. When will the Prime Minister close the gap so that all Vancouver Island families can afford a Thanksgiving?”