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House Hansard - 217

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 20, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 2:57:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is official Liberal policy to make energy more expensive. It takes energy to manufacture fertilizer. It takes energy to ship fertilizer to the farmers. It takes energy to spread fertilizer. It takes energy to harvest crops. It takes energy to ship crops to processors. It takes energy to process crops into food. It takes energy to ship the food to stores. Why does the Prime Minister not understand that higher energy prices lead to higher food prices, forcing Canadians to go hungry?
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 2:59:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government does not have a plan for making food more affordable. The many carbon taxes and the fertilizer tariff have only increased the price of food from farm to table. In Canada, production costs keep increasing, and farmers have been completely abandoned by this government. That was evident in the last budget. Less than 1% of the budget was allocated to agriculture. The Liberals are ignoring a real economic driver. When will the government implement real measures to support farmers and make production more affordable?
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