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. 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.
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)In committee — 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.
Media2026-08-25
À l’épicerie, ces aliments sont moins chers ces jours-ci
ici-ottawa-gatineau
Official record ↗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 ↗Media2026-08-24
Élections provinciales | L’équilibre budgétaire d’ici 4 ans, promet Duhaime
lapresse-politique
Official record ↗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 ↗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 ↗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…
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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
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…
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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: 2026-08-25.
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