Rachel Bendayan on Families, Children and Social Development

Mr. Speaker, we have many programs that are helping Canadians deal with the rising cost of living. In fact, next week Canadians will start to receive Canada's new groceries and essentials benefit. For a family of four, that is $1,900 this year. That is real money that is going to help Canadians face the rising cost of living. A few days ago, there was a poll released that shows that Canadians' optimism, their sense that Canada is moving in the right direction, is at its highest level in over a decade.