Mr. Speaker, it is time, once again, for our economics lesson. Getting ahead means people's wages grow faster than inflation. Let us look at the relationship between inflation and deficits. The food inflation rate in Canada is the G7 average, and we have the lowest deficit in the G7. What the government is going to do is use that deficit to grow this economy as has never been seen before.
In the House of Commons on October 22nd, 2025. See this statement in context.
