Gerard Deltell "Now parents are stealing or shoplifting food"

Gerard Deltell "Now parents are stealing or shoplifting food."

"And the fact check on this is that the Canadian Council of retailers estimates that $9 billion worth food is being stolen from grocery stores."

Melanie Joly "We are here for the long term. Our measure is for a… pic.twitter.com/Hpds39sAVh

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Melanie Joly "We are here for the long term. Our measure is for a period of five years. We will be able to support families through this time of rising grocery costs."

"We have the Canada Child Benefit, for instance. We have the National School Food Program."

"And good news, the government of Quebec and the federal government just signed an agreement for that."

Joly's solution is to make poor and starving families more reliant on the Liberal government for handouts. That is not a "long term" solution @melaniejoly @gerarddeltell

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