Mr. Speaker, affordability of goods and services in Canada is the number one concern for Canadians. We cannot control what happens abroad, but the Liberals control the policies that are making life more expensive here at home. We have the worst food price inflation in the G7 and the only shrinking economy.
The Prime Minister is ramming through his newly renamed carbon tax, the clean fuel standard, harming farmers, fishermen and every family buying food. Add on the industrial carbon tax on steel, aluminum, plastic and farm equipment. These costs are made here in Canada, not abroad.
As Tom from London told me, the price of a pack of eight burgers jumped from $15 to $18.50. That is 23% in weeks. Delores from Strathroy said it plainly: “The Prime Minister has no clue how the average Canadian lives.” Bill from Fallowfield warned, “We're heading for a country-wide recession.”
When will the Liberals accept responsibility and remove the policies that are crushing Canadian families?