Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, when the member opposite talks about basics, I would like to point out the basic fact that, just yesterday, every member in the House, including every Conservative member, had the opportunity to support Canadian families and children by voting to support a national s

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives continue to do all they can to paralyze government, we are here to work on behalf of Canadians and are happy to do so. We will continue to make the necessary investments in our social programs, in the Canada child benefit and in our $10-a-day

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, every day that I come into the House and take my seat, I am humbled, as I know all of my colleagues on this side of the House are, to work on behalf of Canadians. We talk about the need to support Canadians, but just yesterday, every Conservative on that side of the

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, in addition to the support that we do for families, which I continue to share in this House, we have also introduced programs to support organizations that are working with Canadians to help address food insecurity, including over 300 organizations through the commun

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we know that many families are struggling to afford groceries. We are there to support Canadians through targeted social programs and income supplements, such as the Canada child benefit and the grocery rebate. We are also providing subsidies and support to food ban

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we will continue to invest in strengthening social security programs like old age security, the Canada pension plan and support for families, like the Canada child benefit and $10-a-day national child care, programs that the Conservatives continue to vote against, to

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we will continue to invest in social security programs like the old age security and Canada pension plan, and in families through the Canada child benefit and the $10-a-day child care program. These are programs which the Conservatives continue to vote against. They

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, as I have said before, we continue to look at policies and programs like the Canada child benefit, like early learning and child care, opportunities to support Canadian families when they need it. At every turn, the Leader of the Opposition continues to oppose the ha

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I have heard directly from Canadian families who are struggling to buy groceries, and on this side of the House, our government continues to make investments to support families through difficult times, investments in affordable housing, and investments in early lear

Housing  Mr. Speaker, at the heart of everything we do as a government is putting families first. For the woman who was just referenced who is experiencing a difficult time, we are there. We continue to develop programs through the Canada child benefit program and through early learning a

Families, Children and Social Development  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We know that many Canadians are having a hard time putting food on the table. We are working with provinces, territories, municipalities and key stakeholders to develop a national school food policy. We are doing the hard work

Families, Children and Social Development  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from my colleague. We know that, right now, many Canadians are having a hard time putting food on the table. That is exactly why we continue to do the hard work on this side of the House to support Canadian families and organizations doing

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite mentioned families. Everything we do, at the heart of our actions on this side of the House, is focused on ensuring we are there for families. I look to building a national early learning and child care system as just one way we are looking to sup

Families, Children and Social Development  Mr. Speaker, we know that, right now, many Canadians are having a hard time putting food on the table. We are working with provinces, territories, municipalities, indigenous partners and others to develop a national school food policy and support the creation of a national schoo

Families, Children and Social Development  Mr. Speaker, we know that kids learn better on a full stomach, and this remains our goal. The work under way on a national school food policy is critical to achieving that. We continue to work with our partners, the provinces, territories, indigenous partners, stakeholders and c