The Economy  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of inflationary spending and carbon taxes, food prices have skyrocketed, and many Canadians had empty tables at Thanksgiving. That was because of broken Liberal promises and a Liberal-made financial crisis. Canadian grocery CEOs did not commit to m

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, broken Liberal promises and Liberals making light of the food crisis do not put food on the table. Many Canadians are starving because of the Liberals' broken promise to lower food prices by Thanksgiving. That is not what happened. Food prices are up 7% over last yea

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, the Liberals have had a carbon tax in place for many years, and yet I do not see grocery store prices going down. I do not see life becoming more affordable for farmers. When I talk to farmers, their number one issue is not climate change. Their number one issue

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, as a matter of fact, the first townhouse my wife and I had after we were married was in co-op housing in High River, Alberta. We certainly could not have afforded to start our family if we did not have that option. Our leader, the hon. member for Carleton, has put

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, we have voiced our support all along. We know that there should be a variety of different options when it comes to housing. However, we cannot impose these things on municipalities, where they are not putting forward land designation and programs in place to do the

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise to speak to the Liberal government's Bill C- 56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. This is yet another half-baked, half-measure bill from the Prime Minister to solve an affordability crisis that he, himself, and

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal-NDP government increases the carbon tax on farmers who grow the food, on truckers who transport it, on manufacturers who process it and on retailers who sell it, but no, these higher taxes certainly do not impact the price of food when Canadians buy it. T

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, here is the impact on farmers: A third-generation farmer from B.C. called me saying in three months, they are going to lose their farm. Four of her neighbours have already done so and another one is selling their cows and their quota. Why? It is because after eight y

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, here is NDP-Liberal logic. They are going to increase the carbon tax on the farmers who grow the food, on the truckers who transport it, on the manufacturers who process it and on the retailers who sell it, but they are going to try to convince Canadians that these h

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the job of the federal government is first and foremost to protect Canadian interests. Once again, farmers are paying the price for the Prime Minister's failures on the world stage. The Liberals are trying to fast-track the United Kingdom's accession to the CPTPP, i

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on his election and appointment to the agriculture committee which he did not mention in his speech, which I find completely shameful. That should have led off his entire presentation, but that is okay. I know he did not talk a great

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, once again, the Liberal agriculture minister claims that farmers support the carbon tax. How out of touch can a minister be? Only 2% of Canadian farmers think the Liberals even support agriculture, because they know that the Prime Minister is unaffordable. Farmers c

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal-NDP government, farmers cannot afford the Prime Minister. On Friday, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said that by 2030, Canadian farmers will be paying close to $1 billion in carbon taxes alone, carbon taxes that are driving up infla

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the new Minister of Agriculture still believes that farmers support the carbon tax. He is up for a rude awakening. The previous agriculture minister said it is not like we can pass a law that will reduce the price of food. I have great news: She was wrong.

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the thing is, the Liberals can reduce the price of food right now if they abandon their failed carbon tax. However, instead of taking any meaningful action, they are having more meaningless meetings. The price of diesel is already up 70¢ a litre, increasing the cost