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House Hansard - 175

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Mar/29/23 2:49:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, after eight years, the Liberal government clearly demonstrated that the out-of-control spending is not over. We have a $43-billion deficit. That is $43 billion that we do not have. That is $43 billion that our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will have to pay back. That is $43 billion that will contribute to inflation. Furthermore, taxes will increase on Saturday. Ultimately, the $43-billion deficit means an extra $4,200 in debt for every Canadian family. Is the Prime Minister prepared to rise in the House and repeat his famous line, “The budget is going to balance itself”?
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Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Mar/29/23 2:51:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, almost exactly a year ago today, the Minister of Finance said, “We are absolutely determined that our debt-to-GDP ratio must continue to decline.” Today, the opposite is true. She said, “Our deficits must continue to be reduced.” Today, the opposite is true. She also said that the debt “must—and will—be paid down”, but the exact opposite is true. Will the finance minister rise from her seat in the House of Commons, look Canadians in the eye and apologize for lying to them?
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Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Mar/29/23 5:15:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I enjoy listening to my colleague from Joliette because he is very well versed in public finance. I congratulate him on his speech and thank him. I would also like to remind members that the member for Joliette and I were elected for the first time in 2015. He will remember that, in 2015, the members opposite got elected by saying that they would run three small deficits and balance the budget in the fourth year. It was true in 2015. That is the reason they were elected. Over the course of eight years, there has been one colossal deficit after another. Today, we have a $43‑billion deficit and $44 billion in debt servicing costs, which is twice as much as last year. My colleague will be pleased with my question, because it will indulge his sovereignist inclination. Here, in the House of Commons, he spoke about “my government” and “my parliament”. He could have gone to the National Assembly of Quebec, given that elections were held in Quebec a few months ago, but he decided to stay here. I do not have a problem with that because he is a nice guy. As a sovereignist, what does he think of the attitude of this government, which is intruding in the jurisdiction of health care by becoming involved in child care services and dental care, among other things?
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