Taxation  Madam Speaker, two young mothers from Beauce, who also happen to be farmers, wrote to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture to let them know that they are fed up with the NDP-Liberal inflationary policies that are forcing many families to turn to food banks. Doe

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague from Abitibi—Témiscamingue on his speech. He talked a lot about seniors who would normally retire at 65 but, given the current context, will likely retire at 75. He talked a little bit about the labour shortage at the end of his

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, food bank use keeps going up and is now over 20% in Beauce. One in five people who uses a food bank is a worker who can no longer make ends meet. As a result of inflation, the price of food has increased by 11.4%, not to mention the price of bread, 17%; flour, 23.8%;

Inflation  Mr. Speaker, Canadians can no longer afford the costly NDP-Liberal coalition. In Beauce, like everywhere in Canada, the use of food banks is skyrocketing. It is over 20% in my riding. Food inflation is at 11.4%, which is something we have not seen since the Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Taxation  Madam Speaker, food banks are no longer meeting demand in my riding and across Canada. Mr. Boutin, from La Source in Beauce, told me that the demand is skyrocketing, and winter has not even hit yet. The impact of inflation is already being felt, especially for young families and

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. As I said earlier, what is important now is to act quickly to fight the inflationary crisis, which is boosting interest rates. Many people in my riding still heat their homes with propane. We need to act quickly for them, an

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. If he has been following the proceedings in the House, which I have no doubt he has, he has heard us mention on a regular basis that it is false to say that all the money is returned to the people. Real examples from my ridin

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We are here today to talk about the effects that inflation is having on the population in general and particularly on people in the regions of Quebec. I think my colleague will agree with me on that. I think that what is imp

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I think it is very clear that we made those promises in a specific context. Right now, we are in the middle of a crisis because of the rising inflation rate, which is driving interest rates up. We need rapid, concerted action

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame. I rise today to discuss our party's opposition motion introduced by my colleague from Calgary Forest Lawn. Since the Liberal government is so out of touch with reality, our party

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my home region is very rural. What would my colleague say to a family father or mother who needs to travel every day? There is no public transit for people to get to work, or go the grocery store or attend activities with their children. What would she say, in lig

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, this government is out of touch with reality, with food prices being up more than 10% and the absurd tripling of the carbon tax. That is to say nothing of the 35% tax on fertilizer that many farms are still struggling with. Farmers want to help feed our families with

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the price of food keeps going up in our country. Instead of addressing inflation, this government wants to keep saddling Canadians with higher grocery bills. The planned carbon tax increase will only make it harder for farmers to put food on the table, not to mention

Passports  Madam Speaker, let us talk about those new employees. It now takes nine weeks to get a passport. Let me repeat that: nine weeks. Someone who submits their application today can expect to get their document in mid-August, if they are lucky. The minister says she has already hired

Beauce  Madam Speaker, summer is just days away. In my riding, patio umbrellas are starting to go up in backyards and the smell of barbecue is in the air. I would like to wish all the people of Beauce a fantastic summer holiday. The past two years have been tough, but the summer promise