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House Hansard - 303

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Apr/19/24 11:27:02 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, pay the bills or buy the groceries; this is the dilemma for too many Canadians. Big oil and gas are doing just fine by gouging Canadians at the pumps and making record profits. Why is this? It is because the government lets them. Liberals caved to lobbyists and stepped back instead of making big oil pay what it owes. We cannot expect better from Conservatives, because they are focused on taking Canadians' dental care and free medication. Why is the government letting ultrarich CEOs rip off Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Apr/19/24 12:06:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in the midst of a climate crisis, the oil and gas industry raked in $38 billion in pure profit in 2022 by gouging Canadians at the pumps, fuelling inflation. Despite claims of fairness in this year's budget, we learned this week that big oil's lobbyists convinced this government to shelve an excess profit tax on these record-breaking profits, which could have generated $4.2 billion to help make life more affordable for regular Canadians. Can anyone in this government justify to Canadians what is fair about this?
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