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House Hansard - 155

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/7/23 12:33:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to read from the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report: The carbon pricing system is revenue neutral at the federal level, so any federal revenues generated under the system will be returned to the province or territory in which they are generated. Households will receive 90 per cent of the revenues raised from the fuel charge proceeds via a direct federal rebate. Similar to the results of our May 2019 report, we estimate that...households will receive higher transfers than amounts paid in fuel charges. Where did my hon. colleague find the numbers he mentioned? For households that would not receive the same amount, what is their income level?
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Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Mr. Kody Blois
  • Feb/7/23 12:48:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps my hon. colleague missed the core element of my speech, which was, what is the Conservative Party actually going to do to incentivize that technological change? I have yet to hear anything from the opposition benches as to what that represents. The member talks about the carbon price as a tax. I do not refer to it as a tax, because all of the money is returned back to Canadian individuals and households. Indeed, in his own riding, in New Brunswick, where the premier has actually adopted a carbon pricing system, money is returned back. In my home province of Nova Scotia, in July, when this actually comes in, eight out of 10 families are going to be receiving more money back than they pay in. The member has to explain to his constituents why he does not support the idea of more money going back to households to support affordability, and also the programs that the government is putting in place to reduce emissions and to actually help fight the rising cost of energy.
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