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Cost of living & inflation

Clarion tracks Cost of living & inflation across Canada's legislative record — the bills tagged to it, the House and legislature debates that mention it, the government media around it, and the lobbying filed on it. Every number is a deterministic count cited to the official record. A policy grouping, never a position.

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What's moving here

All-time counts of records matching this area's curated bilingual anchors.

Bills
5
1 in the last 90 days
Debates
1,941
892 in the last 90 days
Government media
377
361 in the last 90 days

Bills in this area

Bills whose title or summary matches this sub-topic's anchors. A keyword grouping by subject — verify each against the official record; it does not indicate a position.

Recent records

The most recent debates, government media, and lobbying filings matching this area.

  1. Media2026-08-25

    À l’épicerie, ces aliments sont moins chers ces jours-ci

    ici-ottawa-gatineau

    Official record
  2. Media2026-08-24

    Inflation-battered U.S. voters could prove to be key Canadian ally in fight against Trump’s trade tyranny

    winnipegfreepress

    Official record
  3. Media2026-08-24

    Élections provinciales | L’équilibre budgétaire d’ici 4 ans, promet Duhaime

    lapresse-politique

    Official record
  4. Media2026-08-24

    La guerre tarifaire reprend de plus belle et les Québécois ont un regain pour le boycottage des produits américains

    tva-nouvelles

    Official record
  5. Debate2026-07-07

    Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)

    Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the opportunity to add the NDP's perspective on this condo conversion developer bailout scheme. Fundamental to tod…

    Official record
  6. Debate2026-06-18

    Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

    Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Prime Minister, who missed his 100th question period to avoid defending his record on the cost of living, the Liberal reces…

    Official record
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  1. Debate2026-06-18

    Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, CPC)

    Mr. Speaker, for whatever reason, the Prime Minister has told us affordability is the best it has been in decades. Perhaps if he spent less time in Europe, he m…

    Official record
  2. Debate2026-06-18

    Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

    Mr. Speaker, I want to extend my best wishes for the summer to all colleagues from all sides. We have fought hard for our constituents, for our convictions and…

    Official record

What's counted

This topic has no matching lobbying registrations in the registries Clarion ingests, so its activity reflects bills, debates, and government media only — never an inferred lobbying figure.

Every count is a deterministic tally of real records matching curated anchors — a way to group activity by policy area, not a measure of support, opposition, or outcome. Bills are grouped by subject, never by stance.

Most recent tracked activity: 2026-08-25.

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