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House Hansard - 248

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Nov/7/23 11:09:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's speech with care. He noted that the impact of excess profits is nine times that of the carbon tax. I wonder why he is not nine times as outraged himself about the excess profits that are being raked in while contributing to the climate crisis. Why will the government not support an excess profit tax on oil and gas, which was even imposed in the U.K. by Conservatives?
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Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Nov/7/23 12:09:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the Bloc member's comments. I thought I heard a couple of red herrings in there. One concern that the Liberals also raised is about how there might be some wealthy person in Canada who would benefit from having GST removed from their home heating. I am not really concerned about that, as long as they pay their taxes. The other one is the high cost of these programs. Would the member support an excess profit tax on the oil and gas companies to help pay for things so that others can afford their heating and get off fossil fuels?
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