44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2022 10:00AM
- Sep/20/22 2:31:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is exactly why I hope the Bloc Québécois will support Bill C‑21. With this bill, we are going to give the police more tools that will help them fight organized crime so we can strengthen our borders and better protect our communities. That is what we plan to do, together with Quebec.
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- Sep/20/22 2:32:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have a cost-of-living crisis that is hurting people. The Liberals kept saying “it is not our fault” and that it is worse in other countries. We have a leader of the opposition who thinks he can magically opt out of inflation by buying cryptocurrency, which ended up tanking and hurting people, so we have “say nothing” and “do nothing”, and then we have New Democrats, who forced the government to put more money into people's pockets.
My question is this: What took the government so long to act when people needed respect and support?
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- Sep/20/22 2:33:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for Canadians. We are talking about helping Canadians with affordability and with the cost of living right now by having a $500 top-up to the Canada housing benefit, introducing a new Canada dental benefit plan and also making sure we double the GST credit.
If we look at the 2020 budget, the 2021 budget and the 2022 budget, this Liberal government has been making life more affordable for Canadians, including child care and including the Canada workers benefit. The government is delivering for Canadians, and that is what Canadians expect.
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- Sep/20/22 2:33:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on average, the cost of groceries has gone up by 10%. Major grocery store CEOs are making huge profits. Their greed played a role in the inflation that is hurting families right now.
When will the government force the these major grocery store CEOs to pay their fair share and reinvest, as a show of respect for families and people across this country?
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- Sep/20/22 2:34:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been committed to ensuring that everyone pays their fair share of taxes, and we remain committed to just that.
We are permanently increasing the corporate tax rate by 1.5% for the largest and most profitable banks and insurance companies, and there is a 15% recovery dividend on the excess profits these institutions made during COVID‑19.
This government is prudent when it comes to taxation.
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- Sep/20/22 2:34:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal carbon tax is up 25% to $50 a ton. It does not just increase the cost of gas; it increases the cost of everything for Canadian families. Many Canadians pay more in carbon taxes than they get in tax rebates. Worse, the Liberals miss their targets, and by a lot. Inflation is out of control and Canadians are struggling, and the Liberal plan is to triple the carbon tax.
Will the government cancel its planned tax hikes, yes or no?
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- Sep/20/22 2:35:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are fighting climate change, and we are delivering on affordability.
The hon. member will recall that the Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that the price on pollution will put more money in people's pockets. Eight out of 10 families will get more back than they pay, through the climate action incentive. This year, I would remind the hon. member that a family of four will receive up to $745 in Ontario, $830 in Manitoba and $1,100 each in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
We are fostering affordability and fighting climate change.
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- Sep/20/22 2:35:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer says that 60% of households in Ontario, in Alberta, in Saskatchewan and in Manitoba pay more than they get back.
It started at $30 a ton. Then it was $40 a ton. Now it is $50 a ton, and the Liberals are on track to triple it to $170 a ton. Emissions have gone up. The price of everything has also gone up.
I will ask again. When do the Liberals plan to step out of fantasy land, join us in the real world and admit that their plan to triple the carbon tax is wrong?
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- Sep/20/22 2:36:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that climate change and the cost of inaction is absolutely enormous. We have been experiencing climate impacts all over the country, and we have a practical and affordable way to reduce pollution.
While the Conservatives want to make pollution free again, we are reducing pollution. We are putting more money in people's pockets, and we are building the clean economy of the future.
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- Sep/20/22 2:37:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, thanks to the ever-increasing Liberal carbon tax I am receiving messages from Canadians across this country who are wondering how they are going to heat their homes and eat this winter. Now the Liberals are coming after workers' paycheques, with CPP and EI increases.
Canadians cannot afford to have the government take any more of their money. They are desperate for relief from the high-tax Liberal agenda. It is a simple choice. Will the Liberals continue to punish hard-working Canadians, or will they finally stop inflicting the pain and cancel their tax hikes?
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- Sep/20/22 2:37:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have all heard the Leader of the Opposition's calls for freedom. I hope that the hon. member did not mean the freedom to pollute.
While Conservatives want to make pollution free again, we are reducing pollution, putting more money in people's pockets, and creating a clean economy and good, clean jobs.
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- Sep/20/22 2:38:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Prime Minister's decisions hurt Canadians' personal finances. For example, he said he cut income tax, but in the same breath, he did away with the children's fitness tax credit and income splitting. He also promised to eliminate interest on student loans, but now he is going to increase it.
Will the Prime Minister promise not to raise taxes?
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- Sep/20/22 2:38:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this year, we signed 13 agreements with the provinces and territories to lower the cost of child care across the country. That means putting thousands of dollars back in the pockets of parents so they can give their children what they need, cover the high cost of living and buy the things they need.
Our agreement is helping families. That is great, and that is what we will keep doing.
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- Sep/20/22 2:39:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, before the pandemic even began, this Prime Minister was spending like no other prime minister in Canadian history. His out-of-control spending has led to record high inflation. Now Canadians are paying exorbitant prices for products and services.
Just to add fuel to the fire, he also plans to further increase the carbon tax. Canadians already cannot afford to put gas in their cars or feed their families, let alone dream of buying a house one day.
Will the Prime Minister promise not to raise taxes?
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- Sep/20/22 2:39:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, just today we introduced in the House two bills that will make life more affordable for Canadians. Specifically, we are providing a new dental plan for Canadians, topping up the housing benefit and doubling the GST/HST credit. This is in addition to all the measures in the 2022 budget.
We are here to support Canadians. That is exactly what we are going to do.
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- Sep/20/22 2:40:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are already struggling to keep up with the record-high cost of living expenses caused by the current government's out-of-control spending, high-risk economic policies and painful interest rate hikes. Many are forced to use credit cards and to take out loans just to pay their bills and feed their families. In fact, new CPI data shows that grocery prices have risen by over 10%. That is a 40-year high. Canadians cannot afford the Liberals' risky economic policies.
Will the government commit to cancelling its planned tax hikes on Canadians?
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- Sep/20/22 2:40:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be really clear. The riskiest advice that anybody in the House of Commons has given Canadians over the last six weeks was to put their money into Bitcoin. Had Canadians done that, they would have lost their shirts. They would have destroyed their own personal finances.
Our plan is a real plan that will help make life more affordable: $1,160 for single mothers, $700 for single seniors and $1,401 for couples with two children. That is just the GST tax credit increase for Canadians we are talking about. That side can support us and do right by Canadians.
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- Sep/20/22 2:41:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the day we have been fearing for months is upon us. The temporary EI measures will end on September 25. The minister has yet to present a comprehensive reform of the system. Workers will fall right back into the EI gap as the system reverts to the status quo, leaving six in 10 workers behind. That is not an option.
September 25 is in five days. The minister needs to get moving. Does she at least plan to renew the temporary measures in the meantime?
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- Sep/20/22 2:42:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic, we put in place temporary EI measures to help address the extraordinary economic circumstances at the time: shutdowns, lockdowns, job losses. We continue to move forward with our economic policies that focus on addressing labour shortages and that focus on making sure Canadians have money in their pockets, such as the one-time increase in the GST credit and the dental care program.
Workers continue to have access to EI. Workers who are currently on EI are not impacted by anything, moving forward. We are winding down COVID measures, but I can assure every worker in Canada that they still have access to EI.
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- Sep/20/22 2:42:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is not true, and it is a shame that we are forced to demand that the government renew the temporary measures because the minister did not do her job. She needs to completely overhaul EI. She was mandated by the Prime Minister himself. It is clearly set out in her mandate letter. Not only must the minister present a plan, but she was also meant to implement reforms by summer 2022. Summer 2022 is over and the minister has once again shown up empty-handed.
When will she present a comprehensive EI reform?
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