44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 30, 2022 02:00PM
- Mar/30/22 2:36:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the members on the other side have been fixated on April 1, I have been fixated on July 15. Of course, that is the date when Canadians will receive the climate action rebate cheques. It will be a double payment, and they will receive these quarterly cheques for months to come. We are fighting climate change and we are promoting affordability.
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- Mar/30/22 2:37:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the PBO has put to rest the NDP-Liberal government's bogus claim that the carbon tax is revenue-neutral. The St. Albert Legion wrote to me and said that the carbon tax will cost it $6,000 this year. That is $6,000 that could have been spent to support veterans in my community.
When will the NDP-Liberal government just admit that the carbon tax is not revenue-neutral and axe the tax?
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- Mar/30/22 2:37:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know where the hon. member is getting his numbers from, but under our plan, the majority of families will continue to receive more money back in a rebate than they pay. Members have heard these numbers before from our associate finance minister. This year it is $600 in Ontario, $700 in Manitoba and $1,100 in Saskatchewan and Alberta. This is more money in the pockets of Canadians.
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- Mar/30/22 2:38:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are two days away from April 1. If the government wants to know what is on Canadians' minds on April 1, the fact of the matter is that in two days, the Liberal carbon tax will go up.
For weeks we have been calling on the government to give Canadians a break, to give them some breathing room and not increase the Liberal carbon tax. There are two days left.
Can the government understand the goodwill behind this and, more importantly, could it give Canadians a break by not increasing the Liberal carbon tax?
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- Mar/30/22 2:38:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said before in the House, pricing pollution is recognized as one of the most efficient ways to fight climate change. It will not only reduce pollution, but drive innovation to help create a clean-growth economy and the jobs of tomorrow.
Once again, as the Parliamentary Budget Officer has said, eight out of 10 families will be better off. Those families will receive the cheques quarterly, starting July 15.
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- Mar/30/22 2:39:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the fact is that for months and months inflation has been on the rise in Canada. The fact is that inflation is now at more than 5.7%. The fact is that all Canadian families are paying more today than they were several months ago.
In two days, the Liberals are increasing the Liberal carbon tax. Do they understand common sense? Raising the Liberal carbon tax will increase inflation, and Canadian families will pay even more.
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- Mar/30/22 2:39:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the facts. First, we cut taxes for the middle class twice and increased taxes for the wealthiest 1%. The Conservatives voted against it. Second, we created the Canada child benefit, which is indexed to inflation. The Conservatives voted against it. Third, we gave seniors aged 75 and over a one-time $500 payment. What did the Conservatives do? They voted against it. We are taking action. We are not sure about the Conservatives.
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- Mar/30/22 2:40:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the government announced measures to expedite the processing of Ukrainian refugees. That responds in part to the Bloc Québécois's demands, but there is an elephant in the room. The most important element is missing, and that would be the planes.
Even though the announcements addressed the 60,000 applications in one fell swoop, the refugees will be quickly disappointed when they see that they are vying for the same handful of spots on flights from Poland to Canada for a minimum of $1,000. What families need is not to be approved by Canada but to get to Canada. When will an airlift be put in place?
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- Mar/30/22 2:41:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to again thank my colleague for his question and co-operation since the start of the crisis, this war in Ukraine.
We are working with all our partners, including the airline companies. We recently announced the easing of biometric requirements to allow three cohorts of people to arrive in Canada more quickly. We will be there for Ukrainians, before and after.
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- Mar/30/22 2:41:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a partial answer to an administrative problem. It is not an answer to the human problem. There are families who need to get out. They have fled the war, but not everyone can afford three or four plane tickets.
Hearing that their file has been processed is not what will soothe mothers who left home a month ago with traumatized children. What will bring relief is the day they can unpack their suitcases in their new homes, knowing that they are safe here. That is the reality. When will the minister charter flights to get them out?
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- Mar/30/22 2:42:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the House that we have welcomed over 12,000 Ukrainians to Canada so far. We have been there from the beginning.
Let me remind the House of what we have done. We have launched a new program, we have relaxed the biometric requirements and we have brought in more agents to process applications. At the settlement centres, we will continue to be there.
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- Mar/30/22 2:42:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians in rural and northern communities are disproportionately disadvantaged by the Prime Minister’s carbon tax. New studies by the parliamentary budget office and the Bank of Canada have confirmed that Canadians are paying more in this tax than they receive in rebates and that this tax is contributing to out-of-control inflation.
Knowing that so many rural and northern families and seniors are already struggling to pay for essentials like groceries, home heating and fuel, why would the Prime Minister break his election promise and increase this punitive tax yet again?
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- Mar/30/22 2:43:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would reiterate again that pollution pricing works not only to reduce pollution but to drive innovation and help create the clean economy of tomorrow, which is jobs. I know the hon. member wants to create jobs in this country. This means billions in economic development and good jobs today and tomorrow.
We know where the economy of the world is headed. It is to low-carbon energy. The Conservatives are stuck in the past. We are looking toward the future.
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- Mar/30/22 2:44:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the cost of everything is rising at historic rates and Canadians are at a breaking point. Seniors in Hastings—Lennox and Addington and across this country do not want a handout. They want the dignity and respect that they have earned. They want to regain pride in being Canadian. They need a government that works with them, not against them.
When will the Prime Minister stop dodging questions in the House and tell working-class Canadians and low-income seniors what he is doing to fix this abysmal economic situation he helped create?
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- Mar/30/22 2:44:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, seniors have worked all their lives and they deserve to be safe and financially secure later in life. Our Liberal government is delivering on our promise to increase OAS by 10% for those 75 and older, strengthening support for all Canadians later in life.
Since 2015, our Liberal government has restored the age of eligibility for OAS to 65, increased GIS for single seniors and strengthened CPP for future retirees, which was mirrored by the QPP. During the pandemic, we took action to provide seniors with needed support through special tax repayments and a GST top-up.
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- Mar/30/22 2:45:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, constituents in my riding can barely afford to fill up their cars. They have spent more and more of their income on the most basic of necessities. The Liberals say they are working hard to deliver a real change for Canadians. The truth is just the opposite. Canadians are giving all their hard-earned change to the Liberals.
Can the Minister of Finance show just a little compassion, give Canadians a break and promise no new tax increases in the April 7 budget?
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- Mar/30/22 2:46:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while we have to wait just over a week to learn the full contents of the budget, I am very happy to share today some facts that speak directly to affordability. First, a single mom with two kids will receive $13,600 from the Canada child benefit. Second, the average family in Saskatchewan will get almost $1,000 in a carbon price rebate. Third, seniors received $500 this summer and we are increasing OAS by 10%. Fourth, a student will save more than $3,000. Those are the facts.
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- Mar/30/22 2:46:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives have started a housing task force. Does anyone want to know why? It is because the government continues to fail Canadians when it comes to the price of homes. Here is one example. When it comes to the first-time homebuyer program, the Liberals have changed the criteria three times in the last two years. Does anyone want another example? On the shared equity mortgage program, there have only been nine applications in three years of a five-year program. They have doubled the average price of homes in Canada.
How can the minister continue to say his programs work?
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- Mar/30/22 2:47:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will just give the hon. member one example of the large national housing strategy. The Canada—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Mar/30/22 2:47:41 p.m.
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Order. Let us quiet down a bit.
The hon. Minister of Housing has the floor.
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