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House Hansard - 216

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 216 - Jun/19/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/23 2:28:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this Prime Minister, the cost of housing has doubled. The cost of a down payment for the average house has doubled. Monthly mortgage payments have doubled. The average cost of rent has doubled. Now the Minister of Finance is introducing another $60 billion in inflationary deficits. That is $4,200 per Canadian family. When will the minister balance the budget to reduce inflation and lower interest rates?
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Context: House Hansard - 216 - Jun/19/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/23 2:30:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the only thing the minister and the Prime Minister are doing for the cost of groceries is raising taxes on food. They are promising a new, second carbon tax that will apply in Quebec, despite the fact that Quebec is the greenest province and perhaps even the greenest place in the world. Now the Liberals, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, want to impose a tax of 20¢ per litre on farmers and consumers, which will increase the cost of food. Will they axe the tax so Quebeckers can afford to eat?
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Context: House Hansard - 216 - Jun/19/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/23 2:31:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is nowhere is the Liberals' environmental plan. They do not have an environmental plan. After eight years of raising taxes on consumers, they still cannot hit their targets. They seem to suggest that if Canadians were just forced to pay more for gas, groceries and heat that forest fires would stop. That is ridiculous. All that has happened is a 40-year high in food price inflation, one in five Canadians skipping meals because they cannot afford food and 1.5 million going to food banks. Now the Liberals want a 61¢-a-litre carbon tax. Will they axe the tax so Canadians can afford to eat?
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Context: House Hansard - 216 - Jun/19/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/23 2:33:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what we did in 10 years was reduce emissions while the economy grew, which proves the following quote, “I take great exception to the federal minister always forcing this into a dichotomous issue ‘either you believe in exactly what we say or you don’t believe in climate change.’ That’s completely illogical, it’s a false dichotomy, it’s a false dilemma, and it’s as insulting... as it is simplistic.” Who said that? The Liberal premier of Newfoundland. He says that the carbon tax will bring inflationary pressures to his people. Why will the Liberals not listen to the Liberal premier and axe the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 216 - Jun/19/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/23 2:34:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it shows how out of touch the Liberals are. They think that what rural Canadians want is another big government bureaucracy in Ottawa. What they actually want is more money in their own pockets. However, the plan of that member is to raise taxes on Newfoundland customers, to bring in a 61¢-a-litre carbon tax on Newfoundlanders, Labradorians and all Canadians that will drive up the cost of heat, gas and groceries. Even the Liberal premier of Newfoundland says that it will not help the environment, that it will cause inflation. Why will the Liberals not axe the tax?
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