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House Hansard - 246

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Nov/3/23 11:12:07 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Nova Scotia Liberal MPs got an earful this summer on how the carbon tax was making life more unaffordable in that people were having to choose between eating, heating and housing. Last week, on the day of the massive rally for the leader of the Conservatives in Nova Scotia, the panicking Liberal Prime Minister, who is plummeting in the polls, made an emergency announcement. What was the big announcement? Was it to remove the cause of the problem of the cost of living crisis and axe the carbon tax? No. Was it to permanently take the carbon tax off home heating at least? No. It was to pause the tax on oil heating temporarily but quadruple it after the next election, and the Liberal minister from Newfoundland said the pause only applies to places that vote Liberal. Atlantic Canadians want fairness, not divisive politics. I challenge the Atlantic Liberals to vote for the Conservative motion to remove the Prime Minister's costly carbon tax from all forms of home heating so that Canadians can keep the heat on.
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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Nov/3/23 12:00:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Nova Scotia NDP-Liberals said that removing the carbon tax from home heating would save only pennies. Every tank of home heating oil has at least $200 of carbon tax, apparently just pennies to Liberals. The Liberal carbon tax plan now is to increase home heating oil and carbon taxes to $2,400 a year after the election. After eight years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Will the Liberal who supports the quadrupling of the carbon tax to 61¢ after the next election please stand up?
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