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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Mar/22/22 12:12:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member talked a great deal about the carbon tax. It is hard to say exactly where the Conservative Party is on the carbon tax. There was a time in which, speech after speech, Conservatives would stand up and say that they would get rid of the carbon tax completely. Then they had a flip-flop in position prior to the last election, where they told Canadians they did not want to get rid of the carbon tax and in fact wanted a new and improved carbon tax. Can the member enlighten Canadians about what his personal position is on a price on pollution? Does he believe there should be a price on pollution?

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Mr. Philip Lawrence

Mar/22/22 12:12:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his lengthy service in the House and have appreciated many times his comments. I will tell him that what I know for sure is that Canadians are struggling, that they are in pain and that now is not the time to increase the carbon tax. I believe climate change is real. I believe it is a fight worth fighting and one that Canada can win, but I do not believe that should come on the backs of Canadians who are struggling every day to work hard to build this country.

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Hon. Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, CPC)

Mar/22/22 2:12:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, next week the Liberal government will yet again increase its carbon tax that disproportionately punishes rural Canadians, like those living in my riding of Fundy Royal. While the price of gas is already breaking records in New Brunswick, the Liberals want to shatter those records by raising their carbon tax to an additional 11¢ per litre on April 1. However, 11¢ per litre is going to look quaint by 2030, when the Liberal carbon tax is fully implemented and charging Canadians an additional 40¢ per litre. The Liberal carbon tax does not care if people have to drive to work in order to pay the bills and provide for their families. It does not care if someone is a senior on a fixed income. All it does is add pressure on the increasingly strained wallets of everyday Canadians. This is unacceptable. In fact, 53% of Canadians say that they simply cannot keep up with the cost of living right now. The last thing we need is another tax that makes life less affordable. People are struggling, and the government can no longer pretend that it is helpless to do anything about it. It is time the Liberals did the right thing and suspended their carbon tax increase on April 1.

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)

Mar/22/22 2:39:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal government will continue to fail Canadian farmers. They have lost markets and trade agreements, and they will continue to treat producers like a piggy bank with the farm-killing carbon tax that is devastating Canadian farmers. According to CFIB, Canadian farmers paid $14,000 a year in the first year of the carbon tax and $45,000 last year. It is devastating to Canadian farmers. This is no joke. On April Fool's Day, the carbon tax goes up yet again, and the NDP wants that tax to be even higher. Here is the question. On April 1, just how much more are Canadian farmers going to have to pay for this new carbon tax coalition?

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Mrs. Rosemarie Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster, CPC)

Mar/22/22 2:46:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, clearly the government does not care if it makes lives miserable for Canadians. The pocketbooks of Canadians cannot keep up with skyrocketing costs. Just last week the Bank of Canada revealed that the carbon tax alone increased inflation by 0.4%, confirming that this Liberal policy is hurting Canadians. It is a failed policy that is even more costly for those living in rural communities, and it is set to increase. If the NDP-Liberal government will not abandon the carbon tax, will it at least provide Canadians some immediate relief with a GST holiday on gasoline and diesel?

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)

Mar/22/22 2:49:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor of the Bank of Canada revealed that the carbon tax contributed to inflation by nearly half a per cent. While the Liberals claim this is not their fault and that it is a global phenomenon, those who think and understand monetary policy know otherwise. This is costing the Canadians I hear from who are paying more for their home heating and more at the pumps. Will the NDP-Liberal government commit today to scrapping its carbon tax increase to come into effect on April 1?

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

Mar/22/22 3:10:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we all know that a carbon price is one of the most effective measures to reduce emissions, and if the Conservatives will not believe the Parliamentary Budget Officer, if they will not believe the IMF, maybe they will believe the member for New Brunswick Southwest, who said that his province should go back to using the federal carbon pricing system because at least it comes with a rebate.

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