Mr. Speaker, affordability in the Waterloo region has never been worse. Since 2019, monthly visits to Canada's food banks have more than doubled. In the Waterloo region alone, one in eight families is currently accessing food assistance programs just to feed their families, spending $1,350 a month on groceries alone while housing prices are increasing, yet the Liberal government has failed to deliver.
Promises were made, but the supports have never come. Let me quote the Prime Minister: “We will need to do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen in generations.” This was during the election. Let me quote him now: “it will take some sacrifices and it will take some time.”
Canadians have sacrificed enough. We need leadership that listens, acts and empowers. It is time to stop rewarding delay and start demanding results, because in the Waterloo region, unaffordability is not just a talking point; it is real.