Mr. Speaker, last night the Prime Minister told a room full of students that they are going to have to make sacrifices.
They have already had to sacrifice their dream of home ownership. Over 70% of young Canadians are worried that they will never be able to afford a down payment. They have paid the price as food costs have exploded, nearly 4%, year over year, in September. They spent the whole summer without jobs. Youth unemployment is nearly 15%, the highest it has been since 2010, outside of the pandemic years.
Two-thirds of Canadians now feel the next generation is going to have a lower standard of living than Canadians have today.
Our youth should not have to sacrifice any more for Liberal failures. They have sacrificed far too much over 10 long years.
The situation is dire, but thankfully there is a solution. A Conservative government will cut taxes on food, work and homebuilding, lower inflation and reduce red tape to get more homes built and restore the promise of Canada.