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House Hansard - 230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:22:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this Prime Minister, he is not worth the cost. For example, after a big photo op a month ago, he promised he would bring down the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, but today we see nothing but another photo op. Canadians cannot eat photos. They need turkey or other food to eat. Costs have risen by nearly 70% since his government took office. Will he be able to reverse these increases in the next four days before Thanksgiving?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:24:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, clearly, the minister is the turkey here. I check the flyers. In the last year of Conservative government, a turkey cost $1.49 a pound. Now it is $2.49 a pound. That is a 67% increase. After eight years under this Prime Minister, his carbon taxes are driving up costs for the farmers who produce food and for the truck drivers who transport it. Everyone who buys food ends up paying more. Will the Prime Minister bring down these exorbitant costs before Thanksgiving, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:26:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost of food. For example, the price of a turkey is up at Loblaws by 67% after eight years of the Prime Minister's carbon taxes. All the Liberals have offered since they promised to bring prices down by Thanksgiving is a code of conduct, an office and a photo op. We cannot eat any of those three things. They will not be on the Thanksgiving dinner table. What will the Liberals do in the next four days to reverse the 67% increase in the cost of a turkey at Loblaws, just like they promised they would?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:28:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, prices have risen so fast that Canadians did not want champagne for Thanksgiving; they just want some food. I did a little price shopping on that for him. In the last days of the Conservative government, the price for a pound of turkey was $1.49. The flyers today show it is $2.49, a 70% increase. I might add that the picture of the turkey during the Conservative years was a big plump beautiful bird, whereas right now it is a skimpy, shrimpy little thing that looks like it has been taxed to death. Why will the Liberals not get off the back of the turkey so we can have a nice dinner for Thanksgiving?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:30:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister accidentally told the truth there for a second. He said Canadians are not having any fun. He has that right, because after eight years the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. The minister says we should energetically support his bills. He and his Prime Minister have been forcing Canadians to support Liberal bills for eight years. The bill is way too high. Food prices are up more than 20% in two years, with the fastest increase in interest rates in monetary history. Why will the Liberals not stop sending Canadians the bill and let Canadians afford to eat and heat and house themselves this Thanksgiving?
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