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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Dan Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 2:44:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the cost of gas has reached record highs. I know the Prime Minister has never made a living in rural Canada, but rural Canadians need to fill up their gas tanks to live their lives. They cannot take the subway to work. They cannot walk their kids to hockey. They cannot take the bus to town. I think Canadians deserve a break. Will the Prime Minister reduce the cost of fuel by removing the GST from gas and diesel?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 3:52:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it has been interesting for me to observe NDP members over the last few days speaking about gas prices and wanting gas prices to be lower. I thought that Liberal and NDP politicians actually wanted gas prices to be higher. Is it not the point of their carbon tax policy to raise the cost of gas? They think that will discourage people from driving more. It is curious for me to hear, in the vein of affordability along with the concerns being raised, the New Democrats, in particular, saying that affordability is a problem because gas prices are too high. Why would the NDP not simply reverse its position with respect to the carbon price if it wants gas prices to be lower?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 4:05:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a simple question for my hon. friend with respect to affordability. Gas prices are top of mind for many Canadians. Does the government wish to see gas prices higher, lower or where they are right now?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney
  • Mar/21/22 4:39:41 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member's question is really perceptive and thoughtful, because that is the reality. What we are seeing is consecutive Conservative and Liberal governments continue to make decisions, make laws and not fight the laws that grow the wealth of the wealthiest people in this country, and that leaves everybody else behind. As we go through these hard times, as we face challenges of inflation, and I am from B.C. so know how high the cost of gas is, we see that everyday workers, everyday people, and those who cannot work because they have health issues, cannot get ahead or even reach dignity. Therefore, the government has to take action.
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)
  • Mar/21/22 5:06:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I asked a question earlier about gas prices and I did not really get a good answer from the government. I want to understand just whether the government thinks gas prices in an ideal world would be higher, lower or at the same level. I thought that one of the intentions of the government's policy around the carbon tax, around imposing a tax on things that produce carbon, was to intentionally increase the price of gas. I know that the member will tell me that we rebate portions of it. He might even say all of it, but that does not really answer the core question. I would like to know this. Does the government wish to see gas prices be higher, lower or at the same level they are now?
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