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House Hansard - 207

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Jun/6/23 2:54:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the carbon tax is fuelling food inflation as grocery prices are up another 10%, costing Canadian families another $1,000 a year just to put food on the table. Canada's Food Price Report predicts that food prices will go up a stunning 34% over the next two years. That is not even the bad news. That does not include the implications of the Liberals' second carbon tax, a carbon tax that would add 61¢ a litre to the price of gas, which will increase the cost of food production and transportation. How much more will Canadians have to pay to feed their families when the Liberals implement a second carbon tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Jun/6/23 2:55:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, here is the reality of the carbon tax on Canadian farmers. An average 5,000-acre farm would pay $150,000 a year in carbon taxes. Alberta ranchers who use gas co-ops are paying 60% more in federal carbon taxes than they are for the actual natural gas. Forty-four per cent of fruit and vegetable producers are selling at a loss. Food bank use is up a stunning 60%, with more than eight million Canadians using them every single month. This is before the knock-out blow of a second carbon tax. Again, how much more will Canadians have to pay to feed their families when the Liberals implement a second carbon tax?
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