SummarySpren for "C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act"
- • The carbon tax is crippling dairy farmers, according to conversations with farmers.
• Bill C-234 is related to this issue.
- • The speaker is urging the Liberal-NDP coalition not to increase the carbon tax by 23% on April 1, citing the negative impact it will have on farmers, truckers, grocers, and consumers.
• The speaker believes that the coalition should focus on reducing emissions from coal, which produces 40% of the world's emissions, rather than punishing Canadians with a carbon tax.
- • The Liberal-NDP government's carbon tax is causing significant harm to Canadian farmers and consumers, leading to higher food prices and increased financial strain for families.
• The government's failure to address the unaffordability crisis is contributing to a homelessness crisis, which is in turn fueling the opioid crisis and causing damage to businesses and communities across Canada.
- • The Canadian government's carbon tax is causing inflation, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, and every farmer, manufacturer, producer, distributor, and retailer in Canada.
• The Prime Minister's increase in the carbon tax on April Fool's Day will make inflation worse.
- • The Liberal government's carbon tax is placing an undue burden on families, small businesses, and farmers, leading to increased costs for food, housing, and other necessities.
• The Conservative party has a plan to bring down inflation and interest rates, including capping costs and introducing a dollar-for-dollar law to match new spending with savings, cancelling the Prime Minister's tripling of the carbon tax, and restoring hope to the country by putting Canadians back in control of their lives.