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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 2:20:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now is not the time to spout off scripted lines meant for the press. The situation in Canada is increasingly worrisome. We have learned that a quarter of Canadians are not eating enough because they cannot afford to buy food. Statistics Canada reports that food prices have risen 10% since last year, the highest increase since 1981. Why are the Prime Minister and his ministers not doing anything to help Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 2:21:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister cannot be serious. Her answer was about dental care and the home buyers' tax credit. Is that the Liberals' solution to the crisis food banks are currently facing? Places like Mégantic—L'Érable have seen a 10% increase in demand over the past few weeks from people who cannot afford to put food on the table. In many other regions, it is as high as 25%. When food bank usage goes up faster than inflation, which has hit a record high, that means Canada has a serious problem. Would the minister please park her theoretical budget and explain to ORAPE how it is supposed to make ends meet and make sure everyone gets enough to eat?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 2:22:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot get over the answers I am hearing from Canada's Minister of Finance. She does not realize what a tough time people are having paying their bills and putting food on the table. Everything is more expensive. What the minister is saying is that it may just be single mothers who are having a tough time. In reality, every Canadian and every worker is having a tough time. Some are struggling to pay for gas to get to work. Forty per cent of people earning less than $50,000 a year are going hungry. That is the reality. Other governments are taking action, so why are Liberals dragging their feet?
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