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House Hansard - 109

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mrs. Sherry Romanado
  • Oct/6/22 4:34:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the reality of war has absolutely impacted inflation, the costs and availability here in Canada of oil and gas, and so on. There are definitely questions to be asked with respect to the profits that oil and gas companies are making in terms of what is happening in Ukraine. My son deployed as part of Operation Unifier, so I am absolutely terrified about what is happening right now in Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Peter Julian
  • Oct/6/22 5:05:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, of course, in the oil and gas sector, we have seen price gouging play out continuously. As the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives revealed in a study it did about oil and gas price gouging in this country, the reality is that oil and gas companies increase the price on old stock whenever there is an international event. We have certainly seen this with the deplorable Russian invasion of Ukraine. The oil and gas companies profiteered and benefited by raising the price on old stock. We know as well that as the new stock comes in at a lower price, they will keep the prices high. This is the price gouging the member should be speaking out against, because it has an impact on his constituents. However, the reality is that the Conservatives—
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