--- title: "Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden blames food price inflation on climate change. He …" source: "https://x.com/KatKanada_TM/status/2016603259528425704" platform: "X / Twitter" factual_accuracy: 99 overall_accuracy: null tags: ["inflation", "agriculture", "canada", "climate change", "politics", "food price inflation"] --- # Source fact-check: Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden blames food price inflation on climate change. He … Original post: https://x.com/KatKanada_TM/status/2016603259528425704 Factual accuracy: 99% · Overall accuracy: Unknown ## Source post **Target post by @unknown** > Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden blames food price inflation on climate change. > > He says farmers KNOW this. > > He also says Conservatives are burying "their heads in the sand and pretending climate change doesn't exist." https://t.co/ylUI4SYQ93 ## Post analysis Post analysis will start after all claims are evaluated. ## Claims found (4) ### 1. Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden blames food price inflation on climate change — 100% Model: Unknown · Checked on: 05/04/2026 · Detail: /claim/NCXMG8KmZIK4plWCBZvL Based on the search results, this claim is **ACCURATE**. **Reasoning:** - Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden, who serves as Secretary of State (Sport), explicitly stated in the House of Commons on January 27, 2026: "Farmers in my riding recognize that climate change is the leading impact on food cost inflation right now"[^2]. - In another statement on February 26, 2026, van Koeverden said: "All the research indicates that 85% of food inflation is due to imported factors like war, tariffs and extreme weather due to climate change, something Conservatives refuse to acknowledge and do not believe in"[^1]. - He further elaborated that "Farmers know that the leading cause of crop yields being more challenging and less reliable, and food costs going up, is climate change"[^2]. - These statements are part of parliamentary records and are publicly available through official sources like openparliament.ca[^2][^1]. The claim accurately reflects van Koeverden's public statements in the House of Commons where he has directly attributed food price inflation to climate change, while also noting that other factors like war, tariffs, and extreme weather play a role. **Overall validity**: 100% [^2]: [Adam van Koeverden on Business of Supply | openparliament.ca](https://openparliament.ca/debates/2026/1/27/adam-van-koeverden-1/only/) [^1]: [Adam van Koeverden on The Economy | openparliament.ca](https://openparliament.ca/debates/2026/2/26/adam-van-koeverden-1/only/) ### 2. Adam van Koeverden says farmers know that climate change is to blame for food price inflation — 100% Model: Unknown · Checked on: 05/04/2026 · Detail: /claim/gYImW3xdmLkmgy4k8v65 **This claim is accurate.** **Reasoning:** - Adam van Koeverden, a Liberal MP representing Burlington North—Milton West, explicitly stated in the House of Commons on January 27, 2026: "Farmers know this. Farmers in my riding recognize that climate change is the leading impact on food cost inflation right now"[^2] - He also said: "Farmers know that the leading cause of crop yields being more challenging and less reliable, and food costs going up, is climate change"[^2] - In a later statement on February 26, 2026, he reiterated: "All the research indicates that 85% of food inflation is due to imported factors like war, tariffs and extreme weather due to climate change"[^1] **Overall validity**: 100% [^2]: [Adam van Koeverden on Business of Supply | openparliament.ca](https://openparliament.ca/debates/2026/1/27/adam-van-koeverden-1/only/) [^1]: [Adam van Koeverden on The Economy | openparliament.ca](https://openparliament.ca/debates/2026/2/26/adam-van-koeverden-1/only/) ### 3. Adam van Koeverden says Conservatives are burying their heads in the sand — 100% Model: Unknown · Checked on: 05/04/2026 · Detail: /claim/wWaYqOKEJNwirKuec5ER Based on my search of official Canadian parliamentary records, the claim that Adam van Koeverden said Conservatives are "burying their heads in the sand" is **accurate**. **Reasoning:** - Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State for Sport, made this statement during official House of Commons Debates (Hansard No. 75) on January 28, 2026[^1]. - The exact quote from the parliamentary record is: "The Conservatives can continue to bury their heads in the sand and pretend that climate change does not exist"[^1]. - The context was a discussion about food inflation and climate change, where van Koeverden was criticizing Conservative Party members for what he characterized as climate change denial[^1]. - Van Koeverden has been a Liberal Member of Parliament since 2019 and currently serves as Secretary of State for Sport in Prime Minister Mark Carney's Cabinet[^2]. **Overall validity**: 100% [^1]: [Debates (Hansard) No. 75 - January 28, 2026 (45-1) - House of ...](https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/13865877) [^2]: [Adam van Koeverden - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_van_Koeverden) ### 4. Adam van Koeverden says Conservatives are pretending climate change doesn't exist — 95% Model: Unknown · Checked on: 05/04/2026 · Detail: /claim/AToUioCCiqCBGLR2ZNiS Based on the parliamentary records and social media posts found, I can verify this claim: **Verification of the claim:** - In a House of Commons debate from January 2026, Adam van Koeverden (Liberal MP and Parliamentary Secretary) stated that Conservatives "do not believe in climate change" and referred to "the Conservative caucus of climate change deniers"[^3]. - He also accused Conservatives of wanting to "ignore climate change all together" in an Instagram post from February 2026[^1]. - In another parliamentary speech, van Koeverden criticized Conservatives for "further misleading Canadians" about climate change measures and said "Conservatives do not care about facts" while being "more focused on supporting a nostalgic view and looking back into the rear-view mirror for inspiration"[^2]. - While van Koeverden has not used the exact phrase "pretending climate change doesn't exist," his statements that Conservatives "do not believe in climate change," are "climate change deniers," and want to "ignore climate change all together" are substantively equivalent to saying they pretend it doesn't exist[^1][^3]. **Overall validity**: 95% [^3]: [\[PDF\] Debates of the House of Commons - OurCommons.ca](https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/441/Debates/296/HAN296-E.PDF) [^1]: [Conservative math just isn't adding up these days. The PBO issued ...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C72ScPZSjxz/) [^2]: [Adam van Koeverden on Business of Supply | openparliament.ca](https://openparliament.ca/debates/2026/1/27/adam-van-koeverden-1/only/)