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House Hansard - 108

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 108 - Oct/5/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Oct/5/22 2:35:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is getting harder and harder for people to pay their bills. On the one hand, we have the Minister of Environment and Climate Change who wants to protect the profits of big oil companies, and, on the other hand, we have the CEO of Shell who says that, to help people, the government must force big oil companies to pay their fair share. How does the Prime Minister explain that?
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Context: House Hansard - 108 - Oct/5/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Oct/5/22 2:36:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is more interested in protecting the profits of big oil and gas than helping people in need. The cost of gas is going up by 10¢ a litre today. “Governments need to tax energy producers to help the poorest people deal with the soaring cost of fuel.” Who do members think said that? It was definitely not the leader of the Conservative Party. It was certainly not the Minister of Environment. It was the CEO of Shell. How is it possible that the CEO of Shell is more interested in helping people deal with the cost of fuel than the Prime Minister?
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Context: House Hansard - 108 - Oct/5/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Oct/5/22 2:55:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is clear that wages have absolutely not kept up with inflation, and there is no evidence to suggest that high wages in any way contribute to inflation. However, there is mounting evidence that corporate greed is driving up the cost of living. Given that, it is outrageous for the Bank of Canada to tell employers not to increase workers' wages. My question is to the Prime Minister. Does he agree with the Bank of Canada that employers should not be increasing wages to keep up with inflation?
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Context: House Hansard - 108 - Oct/5/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Oct/5/22 2:56:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since the Prime Minister is unclear on where he stands, let me speak directly to workers and let them know that we stand on their side for better wages. If the only response to inflation and the cost of living going up is for the Bank of Canada to increase interest rates, that will only mean more pain. It will mean more pain for families paying their mortgage and more pain for people buying their groceries on credit cards. We know that corporate greed is driving up the cost of living. Will the Prime Minister tackle corporate greed?
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