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House Hansard - 156

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 8, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Feb/8/23 2:53:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, it has never been more expensive to grow or to buy food, and it is going to get worse. When the Liberal-NDP carbon tax coalition triples its tax, the typical farmer will pay $150,000 a year in the carbon tax alone. There are consequences. Not only will this bankrupt farms; it will drive record-high food prices even higher. Will the Prime Minister take responsibility for putting our food security at risk and axe his farm-killing carbon tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Feb/8/23 2:54:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the number one concern of Canadian farmers, the number one threat to their livelihood, is Liberal government policy. The Liberals have to understand there are consequences. Taxing Canadian food production is taxing Canadian families out of being able to put food on the table. The consequences are that grocery prices are up 11%, the highest in 40 years. Let us put that specifically. Vegetables are up 13%, pasta is up more than 20% and margarine is up more than 30%. Canadian families cannot afford to put food on the table. Yesterday I had a poultry farmer, Hessel, call me and say his carbon tax bill for the month of January is $20,000. Will the Prime Minister cut the carbon—
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