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House Hansard - 174

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Mar/28/23 2:45:47 p.m.
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That is the problem, Mr. Speaker. Agriculture is not sustainable if farmers cannot afford to farm. The food price index was crystal clear. When the Liberals triple their carbon tax, it will cost the average farmer $150,000 a year. The consequences of that are also crystal clear: higher food costs and higher food production. A senior in my riding came to me in tears the other day, saying she can no longer afford groceries. She is having to make the choice between going to the food bank and keeping her home. Is that really what the Prime Minister wants, taxing Canadian farmers out of business and making Canadians choose between food and shelter? Will the Prime Minister give Canadians a break? Will he commit to cancel his carbon tax hike in today's budget?
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Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/23 2:57:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only are we listening to small and medium-sized businesses but we proved it during the pandemic, among other times. I cannot say how many small business owners I have met in my riding and across Quebec who tell me the extent to which we were there for them. It is thanks to programs that we put in place during the pandemic that they were able to retain jobs and, thanks to those jobs, families are now able to pay their rent and buy groceries. We have always been there for small businesses and for those most in need, and that will still be the case today with this budget.
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