Mr. Speaker, it is important to understand that there are many factors affecting food prices, including international developments such as rising fertilizer prices.
What we can control are the measures that we are putting in place to address affordability, namely a tax cut for 22 million Canadians. The Canada groceries and essentials benefit is helping more than 12 million Canadians and it represents roughly $1,800 per family. We are not stopping there, because there are other things within our control. Canada's defence industrial strategy will create 125,000 jobs in Quebec with investments in the Davie shipyard in Quebec City and the Valcartier military base.
I hope the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk will support us.