Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard. The Food Cupboard is a small rural food bank in my riding that has seen demand increase exponentially. It had a record number of visitors in February and September of this year, and almost half of the families visiting the food bank have young children. The Food Cupboard has gone from being a helping hand to an absolute necessity for too many families in my riding.
I want to express my thanks to the Food Cupboard and make a promise to them, and all food banks across Canada, that a common-sense Conservative government would axe the carbon tax, which would lower the cost of food and dramatically reduce the number of Canadians experiencing food insecurity.
It is time for Canadians to emerge from nine years of economic malaise by voting for a Conservative government that would turn their hurt into hope and restore the promise of Canada.