Mr. Speaker, Canadians are facing a hunger crisis. According to Food Banks Canada, monthly visits to food banks have doubled, up over 99% since 2019, and 39% of the population experienced food insecurity in the last year alone. Of those turning to food banks, one in five is employed, one in three is a child and one in four is in a two-parent household. This is the legacy of 10 years of the Liberal government's runaway spending, inflationary deficits and hidden taxes on farmers, fuel, fertilizer and packaging, which drive up the cost of our food.
The Prime Minister said that Canadians should judge him by their grocery bills. Well, Food Banks Canada gave him a D on poverty and food insecurity.
While the Liberals keep taxing Canadians into poverty, the Conservatives will keep fighting to keep life affordable by scrapping the hidden taxes on food and ending the Liberal cost of living crisis.