Madam Speaker, when the previous Liberal government brought together the top executives of the big grocery chains that have been price gouging Canadians since the pandemic, they showed up with no plan. The grocery executives offered nothing but pictures of their weekly sale flyers and were held to no accountable commitments. The meeting was all for show, and while the government pat itself on the back, it walked away with nothing to show for it and no relief for Canadians.
Regarding Bill C-19, helping people matters, but without an excess profit tax, families pay twice: once at the store and again through taxes.
Does my colleague not agree that it is time for an excess profit tax to make those who are profiteering off people pay their fair share?