Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is the most expensive in Canadian history. Food prices are rising 40% faster here than in the United States, crushing workers, families, seniors and young people.
Today, Simcoe Hall Settlement House in Oshawa shared heartbreaking news. Families who have never needed help before are now walking into the food bank. Even long-time donors cannot give anymore because they are now struggling just to get by. One mother said her kids sometimes miss school because she cannot afford to pack a lunch.
Instead of giving parents real relief so they can afford to feed their own families, the Liberals point to a national school food program that does nothing to fix the affordability crisis at its root. Even while families struggle, Liberals hiked the industrial carbon tax, making food, farming and groceries even more expensive.
How many more families will be forced to line up at food banks before the government finally admits to the dire reality Canadians are facing?