Madam Speaker, it was a busy summer in Scarborough. Our annual community barbecue at Thomson Memorial Park saw thousands enjoying burgers, samosas and other treats. We also held an ice cream social, and I attended many great community events from Canada Day to events celebrating the many great cultures that call Scarborough home.
At community events, and as I knocked on doors this summer, Scarborough residents told me that they are still finding it difficult to make ends meet. They are worried about the cost of groceries and rent. They are worried that programs that are helping them, such as the Canada child benefit, national child care and the new Canada dental plan, would be cut by the Conservatives to pay for tax cuts for the rich. As we resume our work in Ottawa, I will be fighting to deliver more help for those working hard to join the middle class and against Conservative cuts that will cost working people money.