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House Hansard - 273

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Feb/1/24 2:35:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today the Conservatives tabled a motion asking the NDP-Liberal carbon tax coalition to cancel its plans to increase the carbon tax on April 1. After eight years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost, and farmers' tax bills prove that. The numbers are staggering. Prairie Gold Produce in southern Alberta is paying $1,500 in carbon taxes every single day. That is unsustainable. It has no option but to pass that onto consumers. Will the Prime Minister finally axe his plan to increase the carbon tax on April 1 and make food and farming more affordable?
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Feb/1/24 2:36:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the environment minister is struggling to find some positive numbers. I will tell him the number. When the Liberals quadruple the carbon tax, it will cost Canadian farmers $1 billion a year. That does not include the GST, also $1 billion, that the Liberals are charging on top of the carbon tax. Higher carbon taxes and more GST will mean higher food costs for Canadians. When two million Canadians rely on a food bank every single month, the Prime Minister is clearly not worth the cost. How many Canadians need to rely on a food bank before the Prime Minister cancels his plan to increase the carbon tax on April 1?
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