Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, eight years of Liberal mismanagement leaves a legacy of being the most expensive government with some of the worst outcomes in history. While Liberals help their cronies with millions of dollars in handouts, Canadians have never had it so bad. One in five Canadians are skipping meals; they are out of money and accessing charity services.

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are paying the price after eight years of Liberal incompetence, mismanagement and corruption. Liberal insiders like McKinsey have never had it so good, with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contracts for work that government departments are saying they could have done instead.

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government expenditures made to the big three credit rating agencies (S&P; Global Ratings, Moody's and Fitch Group) since January 1, 2016: what are the details of any such expenditures, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount, (iv) reason for the expenditure, (v) goods or services provided?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the financing of Canada’s federal government debt: (a) how many government bonds matured in fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22, broken down by fiscal year; (b) what is the dollar amount of the maturing bonds in (a), broken down by fiscal year; (c) what is the breakdown by maturity date of the bonds in (a), broken down by fiscal year; (d) how many of the bonds in (a) were repurchased in fiscal year 2020-21; (e) what is the dollar amount of repurchased bonds in (d); (f) what was the interest rate of the bonds in (d); (g) how many of the bonds in (a) were repurchased in fiscal year 2021-22; (h) what is the dollar amount of repurchased bonds in (g); (i) what was the interest rate of the bonds in (g); (j) how many government bonds are maturing in fiscal year 2022-23; (k) what is the breakdown of bonds in (j) by maturity date; (l) how many bonds in (j) are going to be repurchased; (m) what are the maturity dates of the repurchased bonds in fiscal year 2022-23; (n) what is the dollar amount of bonds in (j); (o) what is the estimated dollar amount for repurchasing bonds in (l); (p) what is the interest rate for the bonds that have already been purchased in fiscal year 2022-23; (q) how many government bonds will be maturing in fiscal year 2023-24; (r) what is the breakdown of (p) by maturity date; (s) what is the dollar amount of bonds in (p); and (t) what is the dollar amount of bonds in (q)?

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the economic modelling conducted by the Department of Finance for proposed government programs, since January 1, 2021: (a) for which government programs did the department conduct an economic modelling; (b) what are the details of how each economic modelling was done; and (c) what were the results or the findings of the economic modelling, broken down by program?

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of Liberal mismanagement, one in five Canadians is saying they are completely out of money, skipping meals and accessing charity services just to meet their basic needs. The Governor of the Bank of Canada said that the interest rate hikes were because of out-of-control wasteful Liberal spending.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of Liberal mismanagement, the only people getting help and ahead are the Prime Minister who gets lavish $6,000-a-night hotel rooms, his buddies over at McKinsey and the WE Charity who get hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of contracts, racists like Laith Marouf who gets hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of contracts, and prisoners and dead people who get free CERB cheques.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, our hearts and prayers are also with Jim Carr's family and friends. Liberal insiders are the only ones benefiting from reckless Liberal spending. The Liberal trade minister's friend is the perfect example. She just got caught breaking ethics laws for giving her friend a lucrative contract.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, this holiday season will have a lot less cheer as everything seems like it is broken in Canada. Half of Canadians are worried about putting food on their table, because of Liberals' reckless inflationary spending; One-third of Canadians cannot afford homes, because of out-of-control Liberal spending has forced the Bank of Canada to increase its interest rates for the seventh consecutive time this year.

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to government forecasts related to a recession in 2023: (a) is the government forecasting a recession in 2023, and, if so, when does the government forecast that Canada will (i) enter the recession, (ii) exit the recession; (b) which industries are projected to be the most negatively impacted by the recession and what are the forecasts on how each of those industries will be impacted; and (c) what are the government's forecasts related to the depth of the recession and when the recession will be at its worst?

Finance  Mr. Speaker, it is easy for the Prime Minister to sit in his ivory tower, blame everyone else and spend even more of Canadians' money to cover his own inflationary mess. His inflation tax is going to cost Canadians an extra $3,500, according to the Governor of the Bank of Canada.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, enormous deficit spending by the Prime Minister caused the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates for the seventh consecutive time this year. An average mortgage will cost Canadians an extra $7,000 in interest payments alone. The Prime Minister's reckless spending has already driven up the cost on gas and groceries, and his failed energy policies will make home heating costs double.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, today, the Auditor General released a damning report confirming that Liberal mismanagement led to at least $32 billion in inflationary spending. This is more costs and no control. The Liberals' lack of transparency contributed to the affordability crisis. The Auditor General is deeply concerned by the lack of controls, and her report shows the Liberals are going to keep their failed approach for current and future programs.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, if the Liberals' goals were to lack transparency, lack accountability and lack control, the Auditor General confirmed that in her report today. The Liberals' legacy of mismanagement has made life more unaffordable, sending more Canadians to food banks than ever before.

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I have more bad news. Families can expect to pay another $1,100 on their grocery bills on top of 40-year-high food inflation, according to a recent report. Canadian families will be paying an average of $16,000 annually on their grocery bills next year. What is the cause?