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House Hansard - 109

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/6/22 2:20:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would first like to wish the Prime Minister and his family a happy Thanksgiving. However, it will not be too happy for many families, because the cost of turkey is up 16%. The cost of other food items has gone up over 20%, so one-fifth of Canadians will have to cut back on what they put on the table this Thanksgiving weekend. How much will the price of Thanksgiving dinner go up once the Prime Minister triples the carbon tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/6/22 2:21:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in English, I would also like to wish the Prime Minister and his family a happy Thanksgiving. However, it will not be too happy for a lot of people whose costs have gone out of control. In fact, the cost of turkey is up 16%, according to one food processor. The cost of other items are up over 20%, and one fifth of Canadians will have to reduce what they put on the plate this Thanksgiving weekend. How much will the Prime Minister's tripling of the tax on our farmers, truckers and consumers increase the cost of Thanksgiving dinner for the future?
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/6/22 2:22:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they will not be smiling if their parents cannot afford a bit of pumpkin pie for them at Thanksgiving dinner. Look at the cost increases that have happened: a 16% increase for the cost of turkey; a 22% increase for potatoes; bread is up 13%; butter, 13%; cranberries, 12%; bacon, 10%. That all adds up to an unaffordable Thanksgiving dinner, and the Prime Minister wants to make it worse still by tripling his tax on our farmers, our truckers and ultimately our consumers. How much will that add to the cost of Thanksgiving?
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