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House Hansard - 116

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 24, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 116 - Oct/24/22
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Oct/24/22 2:19:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, winter is coming but inflation is already here. Liberal inflation has driven up the price of food and driven up the cost of gas, and now the Prime Minister wants to make it more expensive to heat one's home this winter. Seniors across Canada could see their gas bills double because of the government’s tax hikes. If the Liberals will not listen to their own constituents, maybe they will listen to the Liberal Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, who said that rural seniors will struggle to keep the heat on. Will the Prime Minister show some compassion and vote this afternoon to cancel his plan to hike taxes on home heating?
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Context: House Hansard - 116 - Oct/24/22
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Oct/24/22 2:20:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister knows that the vast majority of Canadians will never see a penny of that money, but every Canadian is paying the tax hike to heat their home. The question was about home heating. The Prime Minister wants to triple the tax on seniors for the crime of heating their homes in Canada, in the winter, in February. It is not a luxury; it is a necessity. Will the ministers driving inflation on the front bench allow their colleagues who understand the problem to vote this afternoon to exempt home heating from their planned tax hikes?
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Context: House Hansard - 116 - Oct/24/22
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Oct/24/22 2:21:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are united by a cost of living crisis that the government has created. The Liberal MPs have an opportunity to vote today to cancel the planned tax increases on heating this winter. Today, they can stand up and tell seniors across this country that they understand heating one's home is essential; it is not a choice. Their plan does not reduce emissions, and the costly coalition with the NDP just hurts struggling Canadians. Everybody is watching. Will they vote today to do the right thing and exempt home heating from their tax hikes, yes or no?
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