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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Mr. Terry Dowdall (Simcoe—Grey, CPC)
  • Nov/17/22 10:20:11 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand here this morning. One comment that was made was, I guess, that the goal is to make life more affordable. I can tell members that in my constituency office and the emails I receive, that is not the case. We always talk about how we are giving money back. That money is from the taxpayers to begin with. Does the hon. member not think it would be better, as an example, to scrap the carbon tax, so that money is in their pocket each day, instead of having people waiting and wondering whether they will get some money back for help? I guess that would be my question. Does the hon. member not think it would be better to help individuals today?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/17/22 2:24:24 p.m.
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Revenue neutral, Mr. Speaker? It is not neutral for taxpayers who will pay thousands of dollars more in the tax than they get back in any rebates, according to the government's own Parliamentary Budget Officer. If the government really wanted to fight greenhouse gas emissions, it would approve projects that do that. For example, there were 15 LNG projects proposed when the government took office. Not a single one has been built. The only one that is under construction was approved by the previous Conservative government and it required subsequent governments to exempt it from the carbon tax in order for it to be economical and to speed up its approval by ignoring Bill C-69. Will the government get out of the way and let our projects go ahead to protect the earth?
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