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House Hansard - 127

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Nov/15/22 10:12:14 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, the fall economic statement includes a bunch of measures the NDP pushed really hard for that are going to help make life easier for Canadians during these challenging times. However, one pretty large omission is any sort of help with the cost of home heating, which is going to skyrocket this winter. We have been pushing for the federal government to remove the GST from home heating, which of course would help not only the people who heat with fossil fuels but also the 40% of Canadians who heat with electricity. Could my colleague from the Liberals speak to why so far his government has not chosen to remove the GST from home heating?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 2:19:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, rural communities across the country are now in crisis while families try to plan out how to pay their bills once the cost of heating goes up. Acadian communities on the east coast or Franco-Ontarians from northern Ontario have heating systems that use diesel, for which the carbon tax is going to triple according to the wishes of the costly NDP-Liberal coalition. Will the Liberals cancel this plan so that Canadians can keep their heat on?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 2:25:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they have a majority with their costly coalition with the NDP. They can pass anything they want. If they were really going to make housing affordable, they would have done it a long time ago. It has been seven years. During that time house prices have doubled and now home heating prices are doubling, with costs expected to rise to as much as $6,000 for a single family to heat a home in oil-heated communities like northern Ontario and eastern Canada. The government's plan with the NDP is to triple the tax. Why does it not stop the tax hike so Canadians can heat their homes?
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