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House Hansard - 94

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 22, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 3:02:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this morning, Canadians woke up to more bad news from this government: Inflation in Canada is at 7.7%, the highest it has been in 40 years. This affects every Canadian family, especially lower-income earners. For months, the Conservatives have been calling for the tax on the price of gas to be reduced. We are not alone in thinking that way. U.S. President Biden, a Democrat, is calling for the tax to be reduced for the next three months. Could the Prime Minister agree with his friend Biden and lower the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 3:03:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, by not following President Biden's lead, the Liberals have made Canada the only G7 country that has not reduced its gas tax. We do not need to search high and low for proof that cutting the gas tax works. In Canada, on April 1, when the government increased the Liberal carbon tax, the Alberta government lowered its tax and even removed it. That has lowered inflation in Alberta. If it works in Alberta, why would it not work everywhere in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Jun/22/22 9:52:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-28 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saint‑Jean for her speech. I am glad that she said she was not a criminal law expert, because if she were, we would have gotten another great lesson. I congratulate her on giving such an excellent, well-documented and detailed speech, as usual, especially on a topic like this one. With respect to Bill C‑28, I must admit that I am not naturally a particularly open-minded person. This is a humble confession, but I was reassured to see that this is being taken seriously by the Minister of Justice and by parliamentarians. I also want to commend my colleague from Fundy Royal, who collaborated in the drafting of this bill. The member said in her speech that the government would refer this bill to parliamentary committee to address certain aspects. We had to move quickly in response to the Supreme Court decision, but is the member, as a lawyer, reassured by the fact that this issue will be dealt with again in parliamentary committee this fall?
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