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House Hansard - 295

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 8, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Lib.)
  • Apr/8/24 2:33:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to know whether members of the Conservative Party who come from Alberta have paid particular attention to what Premier Danielle Smith said about the Canada carbon rebate. She said that she manages the finances of her own house, and it turns out that the Canada carbon rebate gives her family more money than she puts into the price on pollution. Guess what? She lives in rural Alberta, so she gets even more. That is the plan. I do not know what the heck they are talking about.
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Apr/8/24 2:34:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what we would like to know is what his next job is, because after the next election, he and his carbon tax scam will be gone. Now there are six premiers who are demanding a carbon tax meeting because they all know that, after eight years, the NDP-Liberal government is like the carbon tax scam and not worth the cost. Why is the Prime Minister hiding? Why does he not show some guts and call the meeting so the premiers can tell him to shove his carbon tax where his poll numbers are: in the gutter?
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Ms. Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal-NDP government, the cost of living is out of control. Farmers are suffering and food has become unaffordable because of the carbon tax. Almost two million Canadians are going to the food bank every single month, yet on April 1, the Liberal-NDP government increased the carbon tax by 23%. Will the Prime Minister stop punishing Canadians and farmers and pass Bill C-234 in its original form?
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Ms. Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot afford to live because of the carbon tax. Common-sense Conservatives will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime. After eight years of the Liberal-NDP government, rent and mortgages have doubled. The Liberal-NDP government is just not worth the cost or the corruption. Will the Prime Minister commit to immediately passing Bill C-234 in its original form, cancel the carbon tax and once again make life affordable for Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mr. Larry Maguire (Brandon—Souris, CPC)
  • Apr/8/24 3:28:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition I rise to present is signed by residents facing rising prices of gas, groceries and home heating. The Liberal carbon tax has made it much harder to make ends meet. On April 1, the Prime Minister's carbon tax went up again, this time by 23%. This inflationary carbon tax means that a family of four will have to pay $700 more for groceries in 2024. Conservatives know that people are hurting. People are being forced to choose between filling up their car, heating their home and feeding their family. I join with these petitioners in calling on the Prime Minister to immediately eliminate the carbon tax from home heating, and better yet, axe the tax altogether.
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Apr/8/24 7:34:21 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am not entirely familiar with the reality of the forestry sector in British Columbia. I am more familiar with the situation in Quebec, but there is one fundamental issue, and that is processing. We need to process more wood. Unfortunately, we do not have the support of the federal government. One simple measure would be to use the carbon footprint of federal government buildings as a criterion for awarding contracts. Unfortunately, the government does not want to implement this simple measure, which would allow us to use more wood in federal buildings. I wonder if my colleague agrees with that.
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Apr/8/24 9:56:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have very little to add because I absolutely agree with my Bloc Québécois colleague. I think it is important to point out that the debates we have here about carbon pricing are almost futile compared to the critical issue of the climate change threat. At the moment, we know that there is no greater threat, except perhaps that of nuclear war. We need to do more. We need to have debates based on science, evidence and the reality of our current situation, which is so serious for our children and grandchildren.
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