Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been racking up the air miles lately and Canadians are only seeing postcard pictures to show for it. I am starting to wonder if he is travelling to the U.K. so much just to pick up the extra clothes that he left at home.
If we measured success by jet lag and passport stamps, the Prime Minister would earn top marks, but here are the facts. He promised to remove tariffs and diversify markets, yet our canola producers are now facing crippling tariffs. He promised the fastest-growing economy in the G7, but we are the fastest-shrinking economy. He said to judge him by grocery store prices, but they are rising faster today than when he became Prime Minister. He said we are going to “spend less and invest more”, but somehow his deficit is set to be billions more than even his predecessor's.
The last time I checked, Canadians care about grocery store prices, out-of-control crime and stronger take-home pay, not photo ops in foreign capitals. Since the Prime Minister has failed to keep his promises, maybe he should park the plane, stay for a while and work on improving the lives of Canadians.