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House Hansard - 197

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 15, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/15/23 2:39:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians want to know one thing. When will this government really understand the problems that directly affect them every day? When she was in Japan, Washington or elsewhere in the world, did the Minister of Finance think about the 1.5 million Canadians who are using food banks? Did she think about the fact that one in five families have to trim their budgets to put food on the table? We are talking about basic necessities. Did she think about the people who have been paying twice as much in rent or on their mortgage payments over the past eight years under this government? That is the daily reality for Canadians. When will the government finally get in touch with Canadians' reality?
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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/15/23 2:40:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps the Minister of Finance has a short memory. Just a few short months ago, in November, she was very proud to table the economic update and said that she could see the light at the end of the tunnel and would have a target for balancing the budget. That was in November. Just one month ago, she tabled her budget, and there was nothing. There was nothing about balancing the budget. Even worse, two weeks ago her party gave her a slap in the face. Her party wants nothing to do with balancing the budget. The Minister of Finance, who was so proud in November to say that we were headed towards balancing the budget—
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