QUESTION PERIOD — Finance
Budget 2024
April 30, 2024
My question is for the Leader of the Government. Yesterday, Le Journal de Montréal reported that 25% of Quebec households are unable to live with dignity. This number has jumped in the past year because of “Justinflation.” In the neighbourhood where I grew up, Parc-Extension, people are having to live 15 to an apartment. There are riots in front of the food bank. This is the result of Justin Trudeau’s policies. He has doubled the country’s debt; meanwhile, Montreal is getting poorer, Quebec is getting poorer and Canada is getting poorer.
When will your government admit its mistakes, scrap the Freeland budget and table a new budget that will make Canada prosperous again?
My understanding is that the government has no intention of scrapping the Freeland budget. On the contrary, the government is looking forward to the debate that has just begun in the other place and the study that will take place in this chamber.
I don’t have enough time to respond to all the allegations in your question, and that is all they are. None of it was based on fact. That said, I look forward, as we all do, to the budget implementation bill arriving here so that the Senate can study it in depth.
The fact is that lineups at food banks in Canada are at an historic high, Senator Gold. It is official: Every dollar of GST is being used to pay the interest on Canada’s debt. Every dollar of GST goes to the bankers in London and New York who thank Justin Trudeau for his generosity. What is the government’s plan as the debt continues to grow? Will it increase the GST?
Parliament’s review of the budget represents a responsible exercise for ensuring that we stay on track, focused on the projections of the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, while also providing support to individuals and businesses so that our economy can continue to develop and grow.
