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House Hansard - 103

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 27, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/27/22 2:25:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is both. The total payroll tax of a $60,000-a-year earner went from $3,400 under the previous Conservative government to $4,168 today. The reality is that none of that was necessary and the Liberals want to use the money for anything but EI. On top of that, now they plan to triple the carbon tax, raising gas, heat and grocery costs and killing jobs for many people in many sectors. Their policy is paycheques down and costs up, and in fairness they are succeeding at both. Will they stop that policy and cancel their tax hikes?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, CPC)
  • Sep/27/22 2:56:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, economists agree that payroll taxes like the increase that the government is pushing on Canadians are the most regressive form of taxation, because they lead to lower productivity and jobs leaving Canada. That is not stopping the government from jamming these taxes onto Canadian workers. Inflation is eroding Canadians' ability to buy the basics, and the government is gouging more of their take-home pay. Canadians get to feel the pain of the government's reckless policies at both ends. Will the government cancel its planned tax increase on Canadians' paycheques?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, CPC)
  • Sep/27/22 2:58:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the last decade, payroll contributions under the government have risen by 13% for employment insurance and over 60% for CPP. The last year has seen the effects of massive government overspending, showing up in inflation numbers Canadians have not seen in 40 years. Workers' paycheques are not going as far, and now there will be even less in those paycheques. Given the harsh rise in the cost of living for Canadians, will the minister take heed and cancel the tax increase on Canadians' paycheques?
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