SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 296

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 9, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington, CPC)
  • Apr/9/24 2:17:29 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, as Canadians know all too well, the Prime Minister has abandoned any pretense of fiscal stewardship, with his government racking up more national debt than all previous prime ministers combined. His record-shattering tax and spend agenda has driven up inflation and interest rates, increasing the cost of food, fuel and housing. It has gotten so bad that leading economists are warning that the record-high spending may delay interest rate cuts. The common-sense Conservatives have a simple solution that could be implemented in next week's NDP-Liberal government budget: The government ought to find a dollar in savings for every dollar spent. This is a reasonable and simple lever they could use to get their inflation under control. After eight years, Canadians are in debt, exhausted and looking for relief. Let us axe the tax, build the homes, cap the spending and fix the budget. Let us bring it home.
155 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/9/24 2:19:48 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, the common-sense Conservatives are going to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime. However, this Prime Minister is not worth the cost. After eight years, he has doubled the national debt, causing generational inflation and forcing two million Canadians to turn to food banks thanks to programs that did not work. His own figures show that the Prime Minister will be spending more on servicing interest on the debt than on health care. Why is he giving more money to bankers than to doctors and nurses?
95 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
  • Apr/9/24 3:10:04 p.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal-NDP government, the Prime Minister continues to demonstrate that he is not worth the cost. The government has added more to the national debt than all previous prime ministers combined. Now a leading economist has stated that interest rate cuts are being delayed because of massive government overspending. Will the Prime Minister cap government spending with a dollar-for-dollar rule that finds one dollar of savings for every dollar of new spending so that interest rates come down and people can stay in their homes?
94 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border