Fact check: is the government to blame for higher food prices as Conservatives’ claim?

A Conservative motion that pointed fingers at the federal government as the cause of rising food prices failed in an Oct. 1 vote in the House of Commons.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference at the Fire of God Ministries food bank in Ottawa on Sept. 29.

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