Madam Speaker, it was an honour and a pleasure to listen to my colleague from Sturgeon River—Parkland give his great speech this morning on this scandal we are once again faced with.
I was very curious to hear, after his remarks, a member from the Liberal side stand up and talk about how great the economy is in Canada. In Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, what I am hearing is far from that. A lot of people are struggling. Food bank usage is up. Over 7,000 people a month now in Barrie are using the local food bank.
I would like to ask the member for Sturgeon River—Parkland if he is hearing the same thing in his riding, about the poor, tough economic times, as I am in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte.