Federal budget will inflate cost of living: Poilievre

This is a costly credit card budget that Canadians can't afford and Conservatives will vote no. We ask the Prime Minister to cut gas prices by 20 cents a litre and $1,200 per family by eliminating all federal taxes at the pump. First, not only did the Prime Minister fail to do that, he intends to raise gas taxes early next year, which will mean that Canadians will pay more not only at the pump, but also for every single item that arrives at the grocery store. Second, we asked them to cut waste. Instead, the Prime Minister is growing spending in this budget by an eye-watering $150 billion. We asked the Prime Minister to keep his promise from the election to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio so that our debt no longer gobbles up so much of the resources needed for health care and other basic benefits. Instead, the Prime Minister has officially broken that promise today. As I said, the Prime Minister will add $765 billion to our national debt. The single biggest borrowing binge in Canadian history, more than Trudeau, more than during COVID, more than any other government in the history of this country. An amount that will lead to higher inflation and interest rates today and higher taxes down the road.