Mr. Speaker, the numbers do not lie. The Liberals have sacrificed the future of young Canadians. The deficit is a massive $80 billion this year, with more inflation and higher costs.
The Prime Minister promised he would spend less and again broke his promise and is spending more. He is forcing young Canadians to sacrifice more so he can spend more.
After 10 years of the Liberal government, housing costs have doubled, food bank usage has doubled and youth employment is the lowest it has been in 25 years. The cost on the interest of the government's debt is more than GST revenues or what goes to the provinces in health care transfers.
Today, the finance minister had a choice to make. Food prices could have come down. They could have been cheaper, but again, he refused to do this.
The Liberals kept in place their industrial carbon tax, their food packaging tax and the clean fuel standard and added $80 billion of inflationary fuel to the fire.
Why did the finance minister leave in place Liberal hidden food taxes and force higher food costs on single mothers, seniors and young Canadians?