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House Hansard - 273

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Feb/1/24 10:34:25 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians have been witnessing flooding, extreme weather and droughts, and experts have been clear that what is raising costs on food is far more the climate crisis than carbon pricing. Over a decade ago, when the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, the Harper government cut the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, which collected information on the costs of the climate crisis. He says he wants to cut taxes, but we know he wants to cut child care and the school food programs. He wants to cut the experts who would—
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Ms. Laurel Collins
  • Feb/1/24 10:36:01 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he says he wants to cut taxes, but what we know is he wants to cut child care. He wants to cut school food programs, and he wants to cut the experts who will refute his misinformation.
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Feb/1/24 2:40:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will always vote against. These taxes will drive up the price of food and make it impossible for Canadians to feed themselves. They will force two million Canadians to use food banks every month. Of course we will vote against these measures. I highly doubt the Prime Minister visited a food bank during his $84,000 one-week trip to Jamaica. Surely he has seen how many Canadians go to food banks because they can no longer afford to put food on the table. Will the Prime Minister cut taxes so that families do not have to cut back on the amount of food they put on the table, yes or no?
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