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John Barlow

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Foothills
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $161,345.02

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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Sep/18/23 2:46:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Prime Minister's NDP government, Canadians cannot afford to put food on the table, and it is getting worse. The Parliamentary Budget Officer's report on Friday stated that by 2030, Canadian farmers will pay close to $1 billion in carbon taxes alone. Lettuce is up 94% because of these increases in carbon taxes and the costs being put on farmers, processors and truckers, and it is Canadians who are paying the price at the grocery store shelves. Now the Liberals want to quadruple that tax. How much will Canadians pay for a head of lettuce?
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Sep/18/23 2:45:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the thing is, the Liberals can reduce the price of food right now if they abandon their failed carbon tax. However, instead of taking any meaningful action, they are having more meaningless meetings. The price of diesel is already up 70¢ a litre, increasing the costs on farmers to produce the food, manufacturers to process it, truckers to haul it and certainly Canadians to buy it. When the price of lettuce is up 94%, clearly the Prime Minister's NDP government is not worth the cost. Will the Prime Minister's big meetings reduce the cost of lettuce by Thanksgiving, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Mar/27/23 2:45:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what the Liberals are providing is increases in taxes. They have to understand there are very real consequences to those tax hikes, and Canadians are paying the price. Pasta is up 23%. Lettuce is up 20%, and apples are up 16%. The Liberals want to drive food costs even higher by increasing the carbon tax on April 1. All this will do is drive more Canadians to the food bank. The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto saw its visits quadruple in March, and the staff at that food bank said the numbers they are seeing are startling and “horrific”. Will the Prime Minister commit to no new taxes on Canadian families so they can afford to put food on their own tables?
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