Canadians are struggling with the high cost of food, energy and especially housing. 49% of Canadians spend at least half of their income on housing. Rents and mortgage payments are quickly rising and housing construction is slowing despite overwhelming demand. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled the Building Homes, Not Bureaucracy Act, to address the housing shortage that is driving up prices and rents which incentivizes municipalities to remove red tape that prevents new construction by connecting federal infrastructure funding to increasing the housing supply.
High food prices drove a record number of Canadians to food banks last year. Canada’s Food Price Report released last year predicted that the amount of money spent by the average family on food will increase by $700 this year. The House of Commons passed a Conservative Private Members’ Bill (C-234), to take the Carbon Tax off farmers in order to bring down the cost of food, but the Senate failed to pass the bill.
The federal government acknowledged that the Carbon Tax makes home heating less affordable when it granted an exemption for home heating oil used mostly by Atlantic Canadians. My colleagues and I demanded that the Government provide Carbon Tax relief to families struggling with heating bills, farmers who grow our food, and for First Nations who are now suing the government for encroaching on their Constitutional rights. After refusing to grant this tax relief, Conservatives voted non-confidence by voting against the government’s spending (135 votes) for 30 hours straight shortly before the Christmas break.
Constituents are welcome to contact me with concerns related to federal policy. Feedback from constituents is critical and helps me know what constituents think about matters under federal jurisdiction.
It remains my honour to represent you at the House of Commons as your Member of Parliament.
MP – Calgary Rocky Ridge Pat Kelly proudly serves the following Communities: Arbour Lake, Citadel, Evanston, Hawkwood, Kincora, Nolan Hill, Ranchlands, Rocky Ridge, Royal Oak, Royal Vista, Sage Hill, Scenic Acres, Sherwood, Silver Springs, Symons Valley, Tuscany
