Mr. Speaker, I agree that things are getting tough for everyone. Just today I heard about two more businesses closing in my community because of tariffs and the rising cost of doing business in Canada. These are the facts of the past 10 years of Liberal mismanagement, and it is not going to get better with this budget. Since January, $61 billion has left Canada, and domestic investors are pouring billions into U.S. markets. When investment leaves, housing projects stall, costs rise and Canadians pay the price.
In Cambridge, families tell me they need affordable homes and good-paying jobs, not more bureaucracy. The Liberals promised a trade deal with the U.S. to protect Canadian workers, and when the Prime Minister was asked about those stalled talks, his response was, “Who cares?” That attitude is disrespectful to Canadians and dismissive of the real struggles people are facing. I cannot support a budget that fails to put Canadians first or to bring back affordability.