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House Hansard - 294

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Mr. Doug Shipley (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC)
  • Mar/22/24 11:34:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, yesterday the NDP-Liberal government voted to increase the carbon tax by 23%, making the cost of gas, groceries and home heating more expensive. In my community, in January alone, the Barrie Food Bank saw over 7,000 individuals in need of food assistance and provided 540 emergency food hampers for individuals experiencing homelessness. This year, a million more Canadians than last year will be forced to go to food banks, but the Prime Minister plans to quadruple this costly carbon tax anyway. Why is he ignoring 70% of Canadians and the seven premiers who want to axe the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Mr. Doug Shipley (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC)
  • Mar/22/24 11:35:33 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have the numbers right here from the province of Ontario, where the member opposite and I both live. In the province of Ontario, the average family pays $1,674 and receives a rebate of $1,047. That leaves them paying $627 extra. Those facts just are not accurate. After eight years, farmers in my community are struggling, and they know that the Prime Minister's carbon tax coalition is not worth the cost. The gas bill of a poultry farmer in my riding is almost $10,000 a month, with a third of that being the carbon tax. This will only get worse when the Prime Minister increases his carbon tax by 23% on April 1. If the Prime Minister refuses to axe the tax, why will he not let Canadians decide and call a carbon tax election?
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Mr. Doug Shipley
  • Mar/22/24 12:15:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, yesterday, the Premier of Ontario put out a statement that said, “People across Canada are hurting right now from the high cost of living. The federal governments needs to put— Some hon. members: No.
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