After over a decade of inflationary Liberal credit card budgets, growth-killing regulations and

government waste, Canadians are paying the price. As we face the only recession in the G20, the

cost of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s failures are becoming too much for many Canadian

families to bear.

Across the country, the impacts of the Carney economy are real. Grocery prices have risen 40 per

cent since the Liberals took office and 3.8 per cent in April year-over-year. People with full time

jobs are now being forced to make critical decisions about what they can afford to put on their

dinner table.

For many Alberta seniors, their fixed incomes are no longer cutting it. In a survey from right

here in Alberta, 64 per cent of older individuals using the foodbank are first time visitors, in a

region where seniors used to experience some of the lowest levels of food insecurity.

Now 38 per cent of Canadians are facing food insecurity, 2.2 million visited a foodbank in just

one month last year. No wonder a study by Food Banks Canada revealed that 23 per cent of these

facilities ran out of food before demand was met.

60 per cent of Canadians with anxiety over their finances and 22 per cent who have experienced

poverty. Behind these statistics are Canadians who are going to work and school on an empty

stomach.

Instead of real changes that will make life affordable again, this government continues to offer

Canadians the same food affordability measures they have recycled over and over again since

taking office.

Right here in Battle River–Crowfoot, our communities are facing challenges that used to stay in

big cities. Camrose and District Family and Community Support Services found that the

combination of rent, groceries, childcare and low wages are becoming unsustainable for many.

And this is not an isolated circumstance, in communities across this region, this is the case.

For six consecutive quarters now, household debt has grown faster than incomes, while in British

Columbia CTV reported that an 87 year old man was staying in Tim Hortons after his pension

failed to cover rent.

That’s why, as your Member of Parliament and Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, I

fight every day to end wasteful Liberal spending, cut bureaucracy and restore accountability.

I’m fighting to lower taxes so you can keep more of what you earn and make life more

affordable.

From small towns to big cities, I’m fighting to unleash the economy, get big projects built and

unblock our resources so Canadians can find good jobs and bring home powerful paycheques.

And I won’t stop fighting until we restore a Canada that is safe, secure, affordable, and united.