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House Hansard - 104

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 28, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/28/22 2:25:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the cost of government is driving up the cost of living. The $500‑billion inflationary deficit has doubled our national debt. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said yesterday that Canadians will have to pay twice as much in interest on our national debt. They will end up paying $46 billion, which is more than the cost of the Canadian military. The Liberals' solution is to increase taxes on seniors and workers. Will the government cap spending so that it can cancel its inflationary deficits and taxes that Canadians are paying for?
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Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/28/22 2:26:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, the Prime Minister has added more debt than all previous Canadian prime ministers combined and doubled the national debt. Those inflationary deficits have bid up the cost of the goods we buy and the interest we pay. Now, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, we will have to pay twice as much for interest on that national debt, $46 billion, which is more than the cost of the entire Canadian military. What is the Liberal solution? It is higher taxes on paycheques, gas, groceries and other expenses. Why will the government not cap spending and cut waste so that it can cancel its inflationary deficits and taxes?
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Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/28/22 2:28:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they are doubling what Canadians must spend on national debt interest, and they are tripling the carbon tax, tripling that tax on gas, heat, groceries and basically every good that has to be transported from one place to another. Now, at a time with 40-year highs in inflation, Liberals want to raise those taxes even further. Our young people who are going to school are living in homeless shelters because they cannot afford the cost of living. Will the government cancel this heartless tax increase?
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Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/28/22 2:29:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals will tell Canadians they have never had it so good. They have never had it so good. Listen, the government is out of touch and Canadians are out of money. Here are the facts: “Food bank use triples, hits record almost every month: Daily Bread Food Bank”, “GTA food banks say they are facing the highest demand in their history”, “Inflation is driving Ottawa food bank use to record highs, with no end in sight”, and students are literally living in homeless shelters while they go to school. The Liberals think that now is the time to raise their energy costs by tripling the carbon tax. Will they cancel this heartless tax hike now?
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Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/28/22 2:30:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is neither, just like when we were in government. We froze CPP taxes and protected the CPP, increasing its benefits to seniors every single year we were in office. Now the government wants to raise taxes on those very same seniors. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, in every single province where the carbon tax applies, Canadians pay more in costs than they get back in rebates, and it is especially high in provinces like Quebec, where there is no rebate whatsoever and people will have to pay the increased costs the government is imposing. Will the government cancel this heartless tax hike today?
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