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House Hansard - 307

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • May/2/24 12:42:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, New Democrats worked long and hard to make sure that this project for Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia got off the ground, because we need to get serious about the renewable sector. What worries me is that the rest of the world is moving much faster. Our main competitor is the United States. There is one project in Rhode Island where 250,000 homes will get energy, and the Vineyard project is 400,000 homes. The Europeans are moving, and China is leaving everybody in the dust, and yet the ITCs, the input tax credits promised by the government in 2023, are still not out there. I am talking to people in the industry, the mining industry in particular, who are looking to go stateside. We cannot build this new economy without kick-starting the ITC credits that are needed. When are they going to come out? We cannot leave our regions behind.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/2/24 2:54:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to finally have a question about the economy, as it gives me the opportunity to share some good news from the Governor of the Bank of Canada. Today, he said that we have come a long way in the fight against inflation and that recent progress is encouraging. This is the message I want to send to Canadians: We are getting closer to our goal. This is good news, and it is thanks to the hard work of Canadians. I thank the member for this opportunity.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/2/24 2:57:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is another opportunity to talk about the economy. First, we have a responsible fiscal policy. We also have a AAA credit rating, the highest there is. I just quoted the Governor of the Bank of Canada, who talked about the good progress being made on inflation. The Conservatives' only policy is austerity, cuts and more cuts. I am talking about cuts to child care, cuts to the school nutrition program, cuts to Radio-Canada, which is so important to Quebeckers.
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