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House Hansard - 115

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:58:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, what does matter is that the more the government spends, the more things cost. I would say that the government has spent like a drunken sailor, but quite frankly, that would bring intoxicated mariners into disrepute. After a wild bender of spending, the government has gotten up from a ditch and said it has seen the light of fiscal restraint. Excuse my incredulity, but I am sure that millions of Canadians share my skepticism. Will the government reassure Canadians, fully commit to the Leader of the Opposition's plan and legislate “pay as you go”?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 12:03:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government ballooned our debt by over $100 billion even before COVID, and then by $500 billion during COVID, $200 billion of which had absolutely zero to do with the pandemic. Now the finance minister has seen the light, taken the advice of our leader and brought in a “pay as you go” policy. Canadians know they cannot trust the finance minister and this costly coalition with the NDP when it comes to fiscal responsibility. Is that not right?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 1:43:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is a group of people in my riding of Langley—Aldergrove who had been working on a large affordable rental project, but because of higher interest rates, it has now become unviable, at least within the affordability range. I wonder if the member for London West could comment on the importance of the government understanding the fiscal and monetary dynamics that lead to inflation and higher interest rates and that make housing affordability so much more complicated.
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