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During question period on the economy, the Conservatives raised the cost of the Prime Minister’s travel meals, saying taxpayers paid over $175,000 for in-flight catering, roughly $300 per meal per person, while families struggle to afford food. The Liberals pointed to the national school food program, saying it feeds 400,000 children across Canada, including 29,000 in Manitoba, and noted the Conservatives voted against it. Liberals also said the focus should be on investments such as Churchill Falls, Bay du Nord, and the Atlantic fisheries fund.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jonathan Rowe

Conservative
“Canadian families are struggling to afford food. At the same time, the Prime Minister spent $175,000 on fancy meals. Canadians should not have to pay for his food.”
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Mr. Speaker, while families across Canada are struggling to put food on their table, the Prime Minister has no problem putting food on his table, most of which we cannot pronounce: truffle risotto, veal blanquette, entrecôte beef with demi-glace sauce, sea bass fillet and desserts like crème brûlée to top of it all off. This adds up to the low price of $175,000. How does the Prime Minister have the nerve to stick this bill to hard-working Canadians?

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal

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“The Conservatives are being silly. Our school food program feeds 29,000 children in Manitoba and 400,000 across Canada. The Prime Minister made it permanent, but that Conservative member voted against it.”

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Mr. Speaker, we see the silliness coming from the Conservative Party. Let me give the member a tangible example. Let us think of my home province of Manitoba: Under the national school program, 29,000 children are being fed in schools. Across Canada, it is 400,000. This Prime Minister is the one who made it a permanent program. On the other hand, the member who just posed the question voted against that. Shame on the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Jonathan Rowe

Conservative
“The Liberals spent over $175,000 on airplane food, costing taxpayers $300 a meal for each person. Ordinary Canadians cannot afford that kind of money for a meal.”

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    This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “the silver spoon, Bay Street banker Prime Minister”.

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Mr. Speaker, I have heard this all before. This is not the first time that the Liberals wasted over $175,000 and gave the same shameful excuse for inflight catering. The reality is this trip cost hard-working taxpayers $300 for each meal for each person. Does the silver spoon, Bay Street banker Prime Minister really think that Canadians have the luxury of spending $300 on a meal? Quite frankly, I have had no one in my family ever be able to dream of paying $300 for a meal.

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Mike Kelloway

Liberal
“The opposition member should focus on real issues like jobs and affordability in Atlantic Canada. We are investing in energy and fisheries projects there. The Conservatives should join us in supporting these efforts.”

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Mr. Speaker, what is quite extraordinary is that it probably took the member a week to come up with that question. The reality is he should be talking about Churchill Falls and Bay du Nord. He should be talking about investments in the Atlantic fisheries fund, things that impact Atlantic Canadians in terms of job and affordability. We are building Canada up in Atlantic Canada, taking the lead. It is time that he and other folks on that side, especially in their Atlantic caucus, join us.

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