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Ben Lobb

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Huron—Bruce
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $120,348.62

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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Ben Lobb
  • Nov/21/22 6:02:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, no. One will find, on the record, that at the time Parliament gave unprecedented support to the government to do what was best for Canadians so they could keep their homes and not go into a financial crisis. Once we got to a certain point, there was $200 billion in extra spending that had nothing to do with pandemic supports. That is really where the problem is. The U.S. had the same problem, and that is why its inflation went crazy too. If it would have just kept it to what it was, we would have a different level of inflation at this time, and maybe very little. We certainly see the deficit spending in the first four years of the government, which was $100 billion in deficit, and that is a lot of money. It is 30% of our total debt. These little things make a big difference.
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Context: House Hansard - 119 - Oct/27/22
Mr. Ben Lobb
  • Oct/27/22 1:43:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Mr. Speaker, I would argue that from the NDP's point of view, this is a windfall. The government has received a windfall in the form of its increased tax collection because of inflation and oil and gas record profits, to be able to put into the government taxes. Let us think about what it would be if it were not. We would have a deficit that is double, triple or quadruple what it is today. Therefore, the coalition members should be happy about where they sit today, but the taxpayers in this country should not be happy.
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