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House Hansard - 270

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

January 29, 2024 11:00AM

SummarySpren for "Cost of living"

• Canadians are struggling to pay their bills and keep roofs over their heads after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government. • The Conservative party offers a simple choice in the next election: a costly coalition of the NDP and Liberals or common-sense Conservatives with a focus on passing Bill C-234 to take the carbon tax off farmers and bring food prices down.

• The current Liberal government is using ignorance as a political strategy, which is shameful. • The carbon tax is scheduled to increase again on April 1, which will further increase the cost of living for Canadians.

• 2.3 million Canadians have been lifted out of poverty since the current government took office. • The Conservative party wants to take away carbon price rebate cheques from Canadian families, which would hurt them.

• The majority of Canadians do not have access to government-provided housing or luxuries like those enjoyed by the Leader of the Opposition. • The price on pollution returns more money to eight out of every 10 Canadians, with families in Alberta receiving over $1,000 back.

• The carbon tax scheme is driving up the cost of living in Canada, particularly for food and home heating, and is contributing to a crisis of food insecurity. • The Conservative party has proposed a bill to remove the carbon tax on farm operations, which would save nearly a billion dollars by 2030 and help address the affordability crisis.

• The carbon price is not increasing the cost of living in Canada, and there is no economist who says it is. In fact, most low- and medium-income households are better off because of the way the system works, with the majority receiving more money back than they pay. • The Governor of the Bank of Canada has recognized that putting a price on pollution is contributing less than 0.2% to inflation each year, and the carbon tax is not the leading cause of food inflation in Canada.

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