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House Hansard - 124

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Nov/3/22 2:56:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor General's unnecessary week-long trip to the Middle East cost $1.3 million. That is the amount the Canadian Taxpayers Federation came up with by adding up the invoices sent to the Office of the Governor General and also to Global Affairs Canada, National Defence and the RCMP. It seems the monarchy costs more than we thought. In addition to the $70 million it costs us every year, we have to add up the expenses paid by various departments for the King's representative and her entourage to travel first class. Seriously, when are we going to stop paying for that?
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Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mr. Maninder Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Nov/3/22 2:57:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor General undertakes important work representing Canada at home and abroad. Costs are a product of a number of factors, including the size of delegations, destination and local fees. As always, our government makes ever effort to ensure that spending on official trips is responsible and transparent.
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Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mr. Kevin Vuong (Spadina—Fort York, Ind.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:10:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, an independent analysis of the Liberals' second carbon tax, the clean fuel standard, has found that it will actually increase net international greenhouse gas emissions. Canadians are struggling to make ends meet and are trying to heat their homes and put food on the table. Why does the government want to add $1,277 to annual household energy costs? What is being cleaned here are the pocketbooks of Canadians, without any environmental benefit. If the government insists on proceeding with this high-cost hypocrisy, will it at least delay the clean fuel standard by six months?
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