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House Hansard - 22

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 2, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 22 - Feb/2/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Feb/2/22 3:04:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been battling the pandemic for almost two years. Yesterday, I asked the Minister of Finance how parents were supposed to pay for groceries with inflation rocketing to a 30-year high. The only answer I was given was the following: Inflation is higher in other countries. That does not put food on the table for Canadian families. I will try again today with the Prime Minister. Everything is getting more expensive. How poor will he let Canadians become?
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Context: House Hansard - 22 - Feb/2/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Feb/2/22 3:05:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when shoppers see that the cost of chicken and other meats, the cost of all items, has gone up by 5.7%, they are not wondering where the money is coming from or who did what. They are wondering how they will pay for it at the register. Will they be forced to put some items back because the total is more than they can afford? This is what families are worried about. Demand at food banks has increased by 10% to 15%, and we are talking about demand from working people, not from the homeless. I have to wonder just how poor the government is prepared to let Canadians get.
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Context: House Hansard - 22 - Feb/2/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Feb/2/22 3:07:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the only ones benefiting from runaway inflation are governments. If everything costs more, then people pay more taxes. That is the reality. If the economy is doing so well, as the Prime Minister just said, why are fathers and mothers unable to make ends meet? Why do they have to make tough choices when it comes to feeding their families? What we want to know is this: When will the Prime Minister do something? When will he realize that inflation is hurting families? Will it be when inflation reaches 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%—
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