Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said Canadians should judge him by the prices at the grocery store. Now, food prices are rising twice as fast since he took office. It will now take $17,000 to feed a family of four, $1,000 more than last year.
A record 2.2 million Canadians are being forced to visit food banks in a single month, all because the Liberal industrial carbon tax is driving up costs for farm equipment, fertilizer and food processing. It is worse than the old carbon tax, with no rebate for Canadians. Even Liberals realize that families are struggling to put food on the table when basic grocery costs are rising 5% to 25% year over year.
When will the government finally introduce legislation that will eliminate the industrial carbon tax, eliminate the fuel standard tax, boost competition at grocery chains and cut red tape for farmers?