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House Hansard - 9

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 2, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Hon. Erin O'Toole (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:22:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, news is just leaking out about more massive spending plans from the Liberal government that just recently acknowledged its role in the inflation crisis. Reuters news is reporting the finance minister will only give limited information in her fiscal update. The government has already refused to account for $600 billion of its spending and now it is planning to spend more without any accountability. Why is the government covering up its out-of-control spending?
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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Hon. Erin O'Toole (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:24:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that comes as quite an ironic response from the only Canadian parliamentarian flagged by Twitter for misleading Canadians. As the minister once said, better is always possible, so better is always possible for the Prime Minister. I have a simple question for her. Prices are going up across the board. She has the opportunity to ask the Bank of Canada to get inflation back down to 2%. Will she do it? Yes or no.
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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Hon. Erin O'Toole (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:25:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am hoping one basic economic equation that the finance minister will inform her Prime Minister of after six years is that budgets clearly do not balance themselves, do they, finance minister? New data in August from Statistics Canada said that we had 24% more business failures. Thousands of family-owned businesses are struggling. Inflation is hitting small business, too. On January 1, the minister is going to raise payroll taxes on those family-owned businesses. How many more small businesses are going to have to close before the Liberal minister learns her basic economics?
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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Hon. Erin O'Toole (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:26:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, inflation is creeping out everywhere in this country. In fact, a few years ago the Prime Minister said he would never run a deficit greater than $10 billion. Inflation has led that commitment to be that he is never going to run a deficit greater than $500 billion. When will the finance minister and the government commit to Canadians, who are seeing the inflation crisis price them out of their own homes and neighbourhoods, to finally balance a budget?
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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21
Hon. Erin O'Toole (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/2/21 2:28:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a question about Canada's big cities. Inflation and the cost of living are not priorities for the Liberal government. During the election campaign, the Prime Minister even said, and I quote: “you'll forgive me if I don't think about monetary policy.” Canadians and Quebeckers are tired of living paycheque to paycheque. When will this Prime Minister decide to truly help Canadians make ends meet?
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