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House Hansard - 144

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 144 - Dec/8/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Dec/8/22 2:21:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister continues to keep his head in the sand when it comes to people's home heating bills. Someone from my community reached out to me recently saying they had to make the tough decision of whether to pay for their Fortis home heating bill or buy groceries. He chose to heat his home, even though the bill went from $46 a month to $163 a month. He said that now he has to go to a food bank just to feed himself, the same food bank he used to donate to. Why is the Prime Minister tripling down on increasing carbon taxes for everyday Canadians who cannot even heat their homes now?
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Context: House Hansard - 144 - Dec/8/22
Mr. Richard Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, CPC)
  • Dec/8/22 2:23:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians woke up yesterday morning to news that is the stuff of nightmares. The Bank of Canada announced an increase in the interest rate, the seventh increase in a year, thanks to the Liberals and their inflationary spending. For a family with an average mortgage, that represents $7,000 more in interest per year and then they still need to heat their home. We know that the carbon tax applies to residential heating. Will the Prime Minister cancel this tax so that Canadians do not freeze in their own homes?
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Context: House Hansard - 144 - Dec/8/22
Mr. Richard Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, CPC)
  • Dec/8/22 2:24:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is pretty ironic to hear the Liberals say that they understand Canadians' suffering when they have no problem handing out $32 billion in benefits to dead people and prisoners. What they need to understand is that we live in Canada. In winter, the temperature can drop to -45°C, and we are expecting record-breaking cold temperatures. Heating their homes in winter is not a luxury for Canadians. Will the Prime Minister promise to do the only honourable thing left, which is to cancel the carbon tax so Canadians can stay warm?
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