Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said that a country that cannot feed itself has few options. Statistics Canada data shows food inflation is up 6.2%. Canadians are facing pressure at the grocery store, and now it costs $17,600 a year to feed a family of four.
In fact, since the Prime Minister took office, food prices are rising at double the rate of the United States. Right now, the Liberal fuel tax adds 7¢ a litre to gas costs, and the Liberals want to raise it to 17¢ a litre. These are not just numbers. These are costs that directly impact the farmers and truckers who produce and bring us our food, and then those costs are passed onto Canadian families. At the same time, the Liberal industrial carbon tax raises the cost of farmers' operations.
The Conservatives are ready to fast-track solutions through Parliament by eliminating the industrial carbon tax and eliminating the Liberal fuel standard tax to bring back affordability for Canadians.