Mr. Speaker, to my colleague heckling me across the way, I will say it is true. If she would like the information and the proof of it, she can come see me or any of my colleagues who have sat on the veterans affairs committee previously or sat on the MAID committee through the summer and heard the testimony. It is absolutely true, and it is shameful. The colleague across the way, who has been here for a minute, is doubting what I am saying. She should check my record of standing up for veterans and standing up for those who fight for our communities and fight for our country yet have been forgotten by the Liberal government. It is shameful.
Tomorrow is another day, and tomorrow the government has an opportunity to provide more hope and provide real action that will make life more affordable for Canadians. What are we going to see? I hope it is not more band-aids. I know the people in my riding are not looking for handouts. They are looking for an opportunity to work. They are looking for the government to stand up for them when they are at the negotiating table, but it is absent. The government likes to talk a big game, but it is not there.
Debt interest is projected to reach $83 billion a year. Food bank visits, as I mentioned, have doubled. Grocery prices are 33% higher now than they were in 2020. Canadians are working harder and paying more, yet too many are struggling to afford the basics. Conservatives believe the government should respect taxpayers, control spending and put affordability first. How about putting Canadians first? The Prime Minister spends more time in the air collecting air miles than he does in this House.
Canadians deserve a government that makes life more affordable, not one that leaves them paying the price for its fiscal mismanagement. I hope tomorrow brings more sunny ways and not more dark days.