Mr. Speaker, in Cambridge, food bank visits have surged 32% in just one year. Over 1,000 of those visits were from full-time workers, not because they have failed, but because the Liberal government has failed them. While families are skipping meals, the Liberals still cannot produce a spring budget. The Justin Trudeau government spent $21 billion, and the new Prime Minister is proposing to spend $26 billion. That will take $1,400 per household to pay their high-priced consultants.
A colleague on the other side asked about the value of having a budget. It would help to rein in the overspending that would take money out of the pockets of Canadians. That is the value of a spring budget.
Why is the Prime Minister draining families' grocery budgets to bankroll Liberal-friendly consultants when those same families cannot afford a meal?