Mr. Speaker, after nine years of NDP-Liberals, Canadian children have never been worse off. Yesterday, Campaign 2000 published its national report card, and under the Prime Minister, child poverty jumped 2.5% between 2021 and 2022, the largest annual increase on record for the second straight year in a row. With the cost of food up 35% since the government took office, it is no wonder nearly one in five children, totalling 1.4 million, is living in poverty.
Here is some breaking news: Canada has failed to improve its ranking on the climate change performance index. Sadly, Canada still ranks 62 out of 67, as other countries boast a better environmental record without punishing their people with the carbon tax.
A Conservative government will bring fiscal responsibility and accountability back to Ottawa, scrap the tax and put affordable food on the tables of middle-class Canadians. Let us bring it home.