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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Mr. Richard Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, CPC)
  • Nov/17/22 2:39:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, food insecurity means worrying every day about not being able to pay for food. It means a mother or father skipping a meal to feed their child. We should not even be talking about this in an industrialized country like Canada, but according to the numbers that were released just yesterday, 16% of Quebeckers are suffering from severe food insecurity. The research is clear: The main reasons are inflation and rising food prices. Will the government stop impoverishing Canadian families and guarantee that it will not increase taxes?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Mr. Richard Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, CPC)
  • Nov/17/22 2:40:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one thing is for sure, anyway. I do not know where they are getting their numbers from when they say they are lifting people out of poverty, but right now, in 2022, 671,000 Quebeckers are using food banks, and one-third of those people are children. Minister of Families is not just a title, actually. It comes with responsibilities, such as making sure families do not have to water down their babies' formula because they cannot afford to pay 20% more. Will the government stop its inflationary spending so that Canadians can afford food, housing and heating?
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