Mr. Speaker, while the Prime Minister delivered his speech pointing out the gaps between rhetoric and reality on the world stage, the reality here at home is that Canadians cannot eat speeches.
Our food inflation is the highest in the G7, and the bill is in: Food costs are now up 6.2%, with groceries up 5% and restaurant meals up 8.5% year over year. The Prime Minister's $78-billion deficit has turned Canada into the food inflation capital of the G7. Instead of delivering affordability, he insists on blaming tariffs from the U.S., which do not even apply to food costs in Canada. A quarter of Canadian households are considered food insecure, with over two million people visiting food banks in Canada monthly. Now it is estimated that a family of four will pay $1,000 more this year to eat.
One thing is clear. Only Canada's Conservatives would put an end to the Liberals' food—