44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 4, 2022 10:00AM
- Nov/4/22 11:32:47 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canadian workers need and deserve a robust industrial policy that will deliver good, sustainable and clean jobs. The Canada growth fund will help deliver billions of dollars of new investment required to reduce our emissions, grow our economy and create high-paying jobs.
We are replacing inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with major investment credits for clean technologies and clean hydrogen. We are creating a sustainable jobs training centre to help Canada's unions ensure that our workforce is ready to prosper in our growing, clean economy.
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- Nov/4/22 11:33:19 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals are also hiding the fact that they are going to hit workers with a second carbon tax by the end of this winter that is going to cost them an extra $1,300. Inflationary spending, the Liberal inflation tax and the carbon tax are increasing the cost of essentials while sending more Canadians to food banks. While the costly coalition attacks Canada’s energy sector, our workers, seniors and families are paying the price.
Why will the Liberals not give Canadians relief and cancel their plan to triple taxes on home heating?
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- Nov/4/22 11:33:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know there is an affordability challenge across the country. That is why my residents were so happy that the finance minister introduced a number of measures to address the affordability challenge.
Speaking of affordability, that is why it is so important that the climate action incentive puts more money into people's pockets, and eight out of 10 families will benefit from it. In fact, in the member's home province, that is going to mean up to $1,100 for a family of four. We are delivering on affordability and we are fighting climate change.
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- Nov/4/22 11:34:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the feedback from my community on the fall economic statement was not positive. Yesterday, I had someone ask how long they will have to wait for this nightmare to end, and another said the Liberals have a boot in Canadians' backs. On this side of the House, we have been calling on the government continually to stop its inflationary tax increases. Of course, we have seen that this is not what the government is doing.
Why will the Liberals not cancel their plans to triple the taxes on gas, groceries and home heating?
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- Nov/4/22 11:35:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will not get into the various ways that the member has her information wrong. I would rather talk about the fall economic statement from yesterday, which will help Canadian workers, help students with the elimination of the interest on their loans, and help families who are having difficulty buying groceries as they are seeing the cost of things rise due to the global inflation that Canada is not sheltered from. We have a real plan to support Canadians.
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- Nov/4/22 11:35:51 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if we listened to the Liberals we would think Canadians had never had it so good. Liberals always list off all these new benefits they have created for people. Who pays for those benefits? People pay for them out of their taxes, and then the government takes that, gives them a little back and pats itself on the back. That is what is playing out here.
Why will the Liberals not cancel their plans to triple taxes on gas, groceries and home heating?
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- Nov/4/22 11:36:22 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know global inflation is affecting everyone, although Canada is in a pretty good position to be able to help those who are most affected. In fact, inflation in Canada is at 6.9%, while it is higher than 10% in most of Europe and higher than 8% in the United States.
We put forward a plan that is fiscally responsible. It helps invest in making life more affordable. The Conservatives' affordable plan is very straightforward. They want to stop fighting climate change, and they want to tap into the pensions of seniors, right when they need it the most. It is not a responsible plan.
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- Nov/4/22 11:36:57 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals' economic update does not deal with the cost of living crisis.
We certainly warned the government that a $500‑billion deficit, $205 billion of which is unjustifiable, would have a direct impact on Canadians. This is cause and effect. The Prime Minister did not listen to us, and as a result, we are seeing the worst inflation in 40 years.
Will he listen to us this time and guarantee no new spending or tax hikes?
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- Nov/4/22 11:37:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can talk about the deficit all day long if that is what the Conservatives want.
Our deficit is the lowest in the G7. According to yesterday's economic update, the deficit is at about 1.3%. We also have the lowest debt in the G7 and the strongest economic growth.
I think the Conservatives should look at the numbers.
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- Nov/4/22 11:38:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, no matter what my colleague says, this does not address inflation, which is the highest it has been in 40 years. It is no wonder that 1.5 million Canadians turned to food banks in one month alone.
The Prime Minister tried to make up for it yesterday with the economic update. The problem, however, is that it does not address the cost of living crisis.
Can the Liberals fix their economic statement and assure us that there will be no new spending or tax increases?
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- Nov/4/22 11:38:34 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our economic update contains measures that will put money directly into the pockets of Canadians.
In contrast, what the Conservatives are proposing is to rob our seniors of their pensions and to attack our EI system at a time when we are facing global economic instability. That is irresponsible.
We are there for Canadians.
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- Nov/4/22 11:39:07 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this week, all six urgent care chiefs of Quebec's hospitals declared the health care system to be at a breaking point.
In that context, on Monday, in Vancouver, the Minister of Health will be meeting his counterparts from Quebec and the provinces to discuss health transfers.
Yesterday's economic update did not plan for a penny more before 2028. The hospitals have reached a breaking point today; not in 2028 or next spring, but today.
Why is the minister still going there empty-handed?
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- Nov/4/22 11:39:43 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and his attention to this truly very important subject.
Canadians expect us to work together with the provinces and territories to find solutions to the challenges our public health care system is currently facing.
Our government will continue to support the $72 billion investments we made during the pandemic and we will increase the Canada health transfer by 10% in March 2023, in addition to the supplementary increase of—
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:21 a.m.
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The hon. member for Joliette.
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if it is truly very important, the Minister of Finance should be the one to go to Vancouver on Monday to meet with the health ministers. She controls the purse strings. She has already outlined her position in the economic update, however: there will be no health transfer increase in the short term.
The health minister does not control the money transferred, he is responsible for the conditions that the federal government wants to attach to that money.
Finally, with respect to the ministers' meeting in Vancouver on Monday, is the federal government attending merely to impose conditions?
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is not true. There are investments in dental care and there are members in the House who voted against them.
The Minister of Health will meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Vancouver next week to further discuss, among other priorities, how we can continue to work together to solve the health care worker crisis and improve access to family health services across the country.
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- Nov/4/22 11:41:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, $20 billion of inflationary spending, massive tax hikes on everyday essentials, continued high inflation and a potential economic slowdown: all of this in one fiscal update.
Are the Liberals aware of how badly they are failing?
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- Nov/4/22 11:41:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the fall economic statement puts forward a plan that leverages our strong fiscal position while lowering our deficit by $16 billion. It also modernizes Canada's research facilities, strengthens Canada's anti-avoidance tax measures and makes life and housing more affordable, while eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
Instead, we are investing in clean, sustainable jobs of the future that Canadian workers are going to help us all make happen. This is what it means to have a strong environment and a strong economy working hand in hand, and that is exactly what we are doing.
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- Nov/4/22 11:42:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if only Canadians could eat that word salad.
It has been observed that Liberals define compassion by how many people the government helps. Conservatives define compassion by how many people the government does not have to help. It seems like the Liberal government is intent on making everyone dependent on the government.
Will the Liberal government finally show a little fiscal discipline and a little compassion, relent on their tax hike and let Canadians live their lives?
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- Nov/4/22 11:42:58 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our government has focused, for the last seven years, on reducing poverty. Because of that, millions of Canadians have been lifted out of poverty. That includes children and that includes seniors.
In fact, our legislative agenda this session is focused on compassion. It is making sure that kids under the age of 12 can get the dental care they need. It is making sure 11 million Canadian households get hundreds of dollars to help deal with the cost of living because although inflation is a global phenomenon, Canada is in a good position to deal with it, so we are going to be there to help people, instead of ignoring them, like the Conservatives.
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