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House Hansard - 291

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC)
  • Mar/19/24 5:05:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a number of years ago, a former climate change minister said that, if someone repeats a lie often enough, people will believe that it is true. All through this discussion we have been hearing that Canadians get more from the carbon tax rebate than they pay in taxes. I keep on hearing that over and over again. Can the member tell us how it is that Canadians can get more back, especially considering the bureaucrats have to crunch through and get their 15% off the top?
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Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner
  • Mar/19/24 5:05:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for spiking the hike and axing the tax on that question. She knows that Canadians are struggling to make ends meet. They are going to food banks to get food. They cannot put fuel in their cars, never mind trying to save for an unaffordable home. That is why it is absolutely crazy to take the government's word. The government wants to be thanked for increasing a carbon tax that does not work. Over two-thirds of Canadians know that it is time to spike the hike and axe the tax.
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Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • Mar/19/24 5:06:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I simply had to rise. I just heard my colleague talk about lying. I would like to hear them. Right now, it is the Conservatives who are spreading disinformation. Once again, they tried to say that the carbon tax applies in Quebec, but it does not. We have a system that acts as an economic lever with markets as big as California, the state of Washington and many others. In Quebec, it is an economic lever. The Conservatives can say it until they are blue in the face, but it does not apply in Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner
  • Mar/19/24 5:06:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, many people across Quebec are struggling with rising rents, rising costs of food and lower standards of living. Part of that is also higher prices to fill their cars. A carbon tax does not make life more affordable. Conservatives will axe the tax and spike the hike.
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