Cost of Living

Mark Carney supports and announced federal affordability measures to ease the cost of living, including a Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (one-time GST boost), a 25% increase to the GST credit over four years, and funding to strengthen food supply chains and northern food security.

Rebecca Alty says the federal affordability measures are a "good start," supports the $20 million Local Food Infrastructure Fund to help northern foodbanks, friendship centres and community freezers, and says Ottawa is looking at doing more and may seek earlier GST payments.