Opposition Goes on Offensive Over Rising Inflation Numbers

Opposition parties take jabs at the Liberal government over rising inflation rate.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is given a standing ovation by his party as he rises to answer a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Opposition parties went on the offensive in Question Period on Sept. 19 over the latest inflation numbers.

The monthly consumer price index showed inflation jumping by 4 percent in August, a rise from the 3.3 percent recorded in July.