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House Hansard - 141

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:20:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, according to a new report released today, the cost of food for the average family will go up by $1,000 next year, to $16,300. That is unaffordable for the average family, and it is because of this government's inflationary policies. One in five Canadians is skipping meals because they cannot afford their grocery bills. When is the government going to reverse its inflationary policies so that Canadians can put food on the table?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:21:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the same report demonstrated that by 2030, a farm with 5,000 acres, an average farm, would pay $150,000 in carbon taxes, taxes that are already driving up the cost of food because they get passed onto the consumer. Food prices are expected to be up $1,000 for the average family to $16,000 a year to feed the average family. That is an incredible sum. In fact, the Mississauga Food Bank reports that some people have even said that the poverty is so grinding that they are asking for help with medical assistance in dying. We need to feed our people. Why does the government not reverse its inflationary policy so people can afford to eat and live?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:22:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, not only is Christmas dinner going to be especially expensive if people buy it at the grocery store, but now the government wants to ban people in rural country sides from actually hunting for their turkey. It has targeted a long list of hunting rifles and shotguns with a sweeping ban that is being widely condemned by experts, by hunters and by first nations people. The government has admitted in recent testimony that the ban will apply to hunting rifles contrary to prior talking points. Will it reverse this ban?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:23:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, of course, we are all in solidarity in ending the violence committed with guns. In fact, today we saw an example of the real problem. Police seized 62 firearms in Toronto and 57 of them came from the United States of America. Only one of them was from Ontario and it was stolen over a year ago. The problem is not hunters in Wainwright, Alberta or in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on the east coast, who are using their tools to feed their families. The problem is the illegal guns coming across the border. Why will the government not reinforce our border instead of attacking our hunters?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:25:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, the results of the Liberals' policy are a 32% increase in violent crime and a massive 92% increase in gang murders. No matter how expensive their policies are and no matter how much they target law-abiding hunters, it is not getting the job done to protect our people. Why does the government not want to help fight actual crime instead of targeting our hunters and farmers?
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