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House Hansard - 136

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/28/22 2:19:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the Governor of the Bank of Canada indicated that this government's inflationary deficits have added to the inflation we are seeing today. The Prime Minister blames these exorbitant deficits on COVID‑19, but 40% of these deficits had nothing to do with COVID‑19. According to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, inflation now costs each and every one of us $3,500. Will the government reverse its inflationary deficit policies so Canadians can pay their bills?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/28/22 2:20:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, even the Governor of the Bank of Canada has said that the government's deficit spending is driving inflation and that inflation is costing the average Canadian $3,500. Furthermore, we are facing a heating crisis over the winter. The Liberals say they are going to buy everyone a heat pump, but according to MacLeod Lorway insurance group, many insurance companies will not accept heat pumps as a main source of heat. That is because they cannot be counted on to keep the pipes from freezing. Instead of distracting with promises that will not work, why will the Liberals not cancel their plan to triple the carbon tax and raise home heating prices?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/28/22 2:22:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was about home heating. The New Democrats have voted to raise home heating prices. They voted against our motion to take the carbon tax off home heating, and did it right before a winter when analysts expect that home heating prices will double. Now the Liberals are saying they will buy everyone a heat pump, which insurance companies say will not be insured because people need a backup heat supply in order to keep the pipes from freezing. Instead of coming up with new schemes, why do the Liberals not just cancel the tax so Canadians can stay warm this winter?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/28/22 2:23:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I say to my constituents that we want them to have lower, not higher, heating bills. As for his claim, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said that, when we take into account both the financial and economic cost of the government's carbon tax, 60% of people paying it will pay more than they get back in any rebate. That is published information, and it is only going to get worse as the Liberals triple the tax with the help of the NDP. We are heading into a cold winter. Canadians need to heat their homes; it is not a luxury. Will the Liberals cancel their plan to triple the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/28/22 2:24:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the recently published government strategy on the Indo-Pacific, it says, “In areas of profound disagreement, we will challenge China, including when it engages in coercive behaviour [or] ignores human rights obligations”. There is a wave of protests across China right now, and there are now reports of government crackdowns against those protests. If the government is serious about what it put in its strategy, then will it indicate to Beijing that the peaceful protests should be allowed to go ahead and that any crackdown should be resisted?
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