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House Hansard - 33

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/17/22 2:43:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, earlier this week I asked the finance minister what she was doing to control the skyrocketing cost of living. All she did was shift blame. She avoided the question. Yesterday, we received the news we were all dreading. Statistics Canada says that the consumer price index rose 5.1% in January. It is the worst it has been in over 30 years. Paycheques no longer go as far as they used to, and Canadians are getting left far behind. I will ask again. What specifically is the minister doing to get inflation under control?
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Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC)
  • Feb/17/22 2:44:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for months now, the Liberal minister has been claiming that inflation is “transitory”. There is nothing to see here, folks. This week, Statistics Canada proved the minister wrong. Inflation is up again to 5.1%, the highest it has been in over 30 years. Prices are up 8% for fish, 12% for beef and 19% for bacon. How does the minister expect Canadians to put food on the table? When is the government going to realize that it has lost complete control over inflation?
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