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House Hansard - 193

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. Marty Morantz
  • May/9/23 10:29:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleagues know that I am a numbers guy. I love the finance committee, and I agree 100%. I would like nothing better than to be debating the budget, but the Liberals cut off debate on the budget. Therefore, we cannot talk in the House about, for example, the fact that they have doubled the national debt in the last six years, from $600 billion to $1.2 trillion, because the government and the costly coalition NDP partners actually quashed debate in the House about that. I agree wholeheartedly, but the fact of the matter is that action should have been taken early on, two years ago, to let the member for Wellington—Halton Hills know this was going on and to call a public inquiry.
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • May/9/23 3:05:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Prime Minister is fangirling over celebrities in the Big Apple, it seems like this finance minister is auditioning for her next career. She showed up at Fenway Park to talk about her budget more times this year than she has to the finance committee. They are always out of the country and always out of touch, and Canadians are out of money. After delivering one of the worst budgets in Canadian history, pile-driving every household with $4,200 costs, she refuses to show up to the committee to answer basic questions about her failed budget. It is easier to find Nemo than it is to find this finance minister at the finance committee. Is she hiding because she is ashamed of her budget like the rest of us are?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/9/23 3:05:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is very proud of our budget and it is wonderful to hear the Conservatives talk about affordability. Guess what the Conservatives want to talk about at the finance committee— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • May/9/23 3:06:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are very proud of budget 2023 and all of the support measures in place to grow the economy, to support Canadians and to stabilize the health care system for a generation. Here is what the Conservatives want to talk about at the finance committee: they want to talk about the crimson carpets, from the member for Abbotsford, and the benefits of a steady diet of eels, from the member for South Shore—St. Margarets. These people are not serious. They are reckless. They are stopping the progress of supports for Canadians. When will these people get serious?
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Context: House Hansard - 193 - May/9/23
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/9/23 3:07:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the failure of the Conservatives is to dictate that they are going to vote against a budget before they even see it. That is just the most ridiculous thing that we have seen in a long time in the House. Let me make a pledge in the House to the Conservatives. Should the filibuster stop, the Minister of Finance is scheduled to appear at finance on Tuesday. End the filibuster and they will be able to hear directly from the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.
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