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House Hansard - 139

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/1/22 2:20:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with violent crime up 32%, we would think that the government would invest in border security, in the police, or that it would make other investments to protect Canadians, but no, instead it wants to ban hunting rifles. An academic expert said yesterday that the ban will cost another billion dollars, money that could have been spent protecting our borders and stopping street gangs. Why not use the money to protect the public instead of targeting hunters?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/1/22 2:21:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, based on the list that the minister has provided in his very legislation, it is not assault rifles. It is hunting rifles. Let me list off some of the rifles: the Montefeltro Super 90 Turkey, the Mossberg 715T Tactical 22 Duck Commander, the Benelli Super Black Eagle Ducks Unlimited. These are firearms specifically designed to hunt small fowl and to go after vermin and other farm pests. Why is the government not targeting real crime rather than targeting farmers and hunters?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/1/22 2:22:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he is doing nothing to take dangerous guns off the street. In fact, 82% of guns used in crime in Toronto, according to the city's police, come smuggled across the border. He has done nothing about that, but he wants to spend another billion dollars going after rifles and shotguns that are specifically designed and used by hundreds of thousands of law-abiding and licensed Canadians for hunting. These are law-abiding people who have been vetted by the RCMP. Why does he keep targeting the lawful people rather than keeping the illegal guns out?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/1/22 2:24:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, National Bank came out with staggering housing statistics today. It now takes 67% of the average monthly income to pay bills on the average home. In fact, the average mortgage payment for a new home in Toronto is now $7,000, and that is if one can afford the home, because it takes now 27 years for the average person to save up for the down payment on that home. How is it possible that the average Canadian cannot afford the average home here in the nation with the second biggest supply of land anywhere on earth?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/1/22 2:25:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the only thing they doubled is the cost of housing. House prices have doubled since this Prime Minister came to power. Inflationary spending with printed money inflated the price of houses. Now, rising tax rates are making mortgage payments more expensive too. The vast majority of Canadians cannot even dream of owning a home these days. When will the government change its inflationary policies and encourage municipalities to allow large-scale housing construction so Canadians can have a home to live in?
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