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Francis Scarpaleggia

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Lac-Saint-Louis
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $123,581.21

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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Jun/21/23 9:39:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we often hear from the other side that the price on carbon is fuelling inflation. However, I look at reports of the Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's appearance before the finance committee in February. I will quote a newspaper article. In terms of the impact of the price on carbon on inflation, he said that, “prescribed annual increases to the price on carbon add about 0.1 percentage points to headline inflation.” That is not very much. Also, “He added later that scrapping the carbon tax completely would reduce inflation by half a percentage point in the year that it was done, but would not have any impact on inflation in future years.” The idea of always coming back to the price on carbon as the culprit contributing to inflation is a bit misleading, really. It does not reflect the thoughts of the Bank of Canada's governor.
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Sep/29/22 12:31:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, first of all, the price on carbon pollution does not apply in Quebec. Consequently, my colleague's constituents will not be affected by that measure, although they will benefit from the relief set out in Bill C-30. However, I want to put that aside for a moment. The price on pollution adds an estimated 2.2¢ to every litre of gasoline, but, in any event, Canadians are compensated for that increase. Does my colleague believe that this 2.2¢ increase has a greater impact on the price of gas than the war in Ukraine?
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia
  • Sep/29/22 11:15:07 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, my home insurance premiums obviously increase the amount I have to spend on my home. Are we to consider this a tax?
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