Policy areas · Economy, Finance & Taxes
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, refreshed each morning. A policy grouping, never a position.
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Activity on this area
All-time counts of records matching this area's curated bilingual anchors.
- Bills
- 5
- 3 in the last 90 days
- Debates
- 1,343
- 1,244 in the last 90 days
- Government media
- 25
- 15 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.
Bill 113 — Fair Prices and Tax-Free Groceries Act, 2026
OntarioSecond Reading Vote2026-05-27keyword-tagged — verify
C-226 — An Act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency
Canada (Federal)At Consideration In Committee In The House Of Commons2026-04-22keyword-tagged — verify
Bill 104 — Fair Grocery Prices Act, 2026
OntarioFirst Reading Ordered For Second Reading2026-04-15keyword-tagged — verify
Bill 241 — Grocery Price Study and Food Affordability Act
Nova ScotiaFirst Reading2026-03-09keyword-tagged — verify
Bill 160 — Clear Grocery Pricing Act
Nova ScotiaFirst Reading2025-09-30keyword-tagged — verify
Recent records
The most recent debates, government media, and lobbying filings matching this area.
Media2026-07-01
Bryan Yu: Inflation in B.C. climbs as energy costs rise, while housing market begins to recover
biv
Official record ↗Media2026-06-29
Plus de 1,2 million de dollars pour le Pôle logistique alimentaire de Rosemont
quebec-news
Official record ↗Media2026-06-27
«On étouffe carrément nos entreprises»: voici pourquoi votre bouffe vous coûte aussi cher
tva-nouvelles
Official record ↗Media2026-06-27
Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea by dinghy arrives in Canada
citynews-toronto
Official record ↗Media2026-06-24
SGI Takes Disciplined Approach to Protect Saskatchewan Auto Fund in 2025-26
sk-gov-news
Official record ↗Debate2026-06-18
Hon. Pierre Poilievre
Mr. Speaker, I will be careful about the fact that the Prime Minister cannot defend the cost of living, which is skyrocketing, or the Liberal recession, which i…
Official record ↗Debate2026-06-18
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, instead of being accountable for Liberal inflation and the Liberal recession, the Prime Minister is now making his 12th announcement on housing. Th…
Official record ↗Debate2026-06-18
Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, the second petition I would like to present today is with regard to the elimination of the federal apprenticeship incentive. The petitioners call…
Official record ↗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 ↗Debate2026-06-18
Caroline Desrochers (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, I do not know where my colleague is getting his information, but I would encourage him to refresh his search skills, because then he would see that…
Official record ↗
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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: 2026-07-01.
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