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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2025-10-31 11:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Sukhman Gill (Abbotsford\u2014South Langley, CPC)",
"fr": "Sukhman Gill (Abbotsford\u2014Langley-Sud, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8956309\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, Canadians have been struggling for a decade. They have nothing left to give. Canadians are being told to cut back while the Liberal government refuses to cut its own wasteful spending.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8956310\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nationwide, food bank visits have hit 2.2 million, including 700,000 children. In my home province of B.C. alone, food bank visits have gone up 80% since 2019. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8956311\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canadians cannot afford groceries or basic necessities. They certainly cannot afford another Liberal budget. When will the <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> finally deliver an affordable budget for an affordable life?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8956309\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, les Canadiens ont du mal \u00e0 joindre les deux bouts depuis 10 ans. Ils n'ont plus rien \u00e0 donner. On dit aux Canadiens de r\u00e9duire leurs d\u00e9penses, alors que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral refuse de r\u00e9duire ses propres d\u00e9penses inutiles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8956310\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 l'\u00e9chelle du pays, le nombre de visites aux banques alimentaires a atteint 2,2 millions, dont 700 000 visites par des enfants. Rien que dans ma province, la Colombie\u2011Britannique, le nombre de visites aux banques alimentaires a augment\u00e9 de 80 % depuis 2019.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8956311\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Canadiens n'ont pas les moyens de faire l'\u00e9picerie ou d'acheter des produits de premi\u00e8re n\u00e9cessit\u00e9. Ils ne peuvent certainement pas se permettre un autre budget lib\u00e9ral. Quand le <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> pr\u00e9sentera-t-il enfin un budget abordable qui rend la vie abordable?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/10/31/sukhman-gill-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/sukhman-gill/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4825/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13215258",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "The Economy",
"fr": "L'\u00e9conomie"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/10/31/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2025%2F10%2F31%2F"
}
}