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House Hansard - 180

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 19, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Kevin Vuong
  • Apr/19/23 3:15:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, most Canadians know that the federal carbon tax is a farce. It siphons 14.3¢ a litre from the pockets of consumers. It increases the cost of living. It contributes to inflation and it causes even higher food prices. Sadly, the carbon tax does little to fight climate change. Equally disturbing, there is tax cascading, where the government levies the GST on all the other gasoline taxes. It is taxing taxes. If the Prime Minister wants to provide a meaningful, sustained rebate to financially struggling Canadians, why does he not lower his carbon tax cash cow and axe the tax on gasoline taxes?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/23 3:16:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I can only think of the poor residents of Spadina—Fort York, who elected a member who would promise to fight for the environment, fight— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:16:19 p.m.
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Order. Please continue.
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau
  • Apr/19/23 3:16:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I can only feel bad for the citizens of Spadina—Fort York, who elected someone they thought was going to stand up for them and deliver them supports while putting a price on pollution and returning more money to the pockets of hard-working Ontarians, and now he is just spewing Conservative talking points. It is a real shame to see that, but on this side of the House, we will continue to stand and fight for Canadians and for the fight against climate change.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/23 3:17:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-46 
Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and I would like to ask for unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order, or usual practice of the House, Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act, be deemed read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:17:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-46 
All those opposed to the hon. minister moving the motion will please say nay. Agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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Hon. Patty Hajdu
  • Apr/19/23 3:17:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Today, in question period, while the Prime Minister was answering a question, I heard the Leader of the Opposition repeatedly call him a “freeloader”. Shortly after that, the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes repeated that insult. When I was first elected to this place, I was really impressed by the rules of order that really encourage us to debate policy without resorting to personal slurs and attacks. It is disappointing for the many young people who are considering entering into politics, including many women, to watch members of the opposition, including the leader—
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:18:22 p.m.
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We are starting to get into debate right now, so I am going to ask the hon. member to sit down. I will take it under consideration.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Apr/19/23 3:20:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on the same point of order. I consulted the Cambridge Dictionary and a freeloader is “a person who uses money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other—
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:20:29 p.m.
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As we are starting to get into debate, I am going to have to interrupt the member.
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Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Apr/19/23 3:21:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as you can well imagine, it is always hard to hear everything from here, but it was clearly the case that the leader of the official opposition used the Prime Minister's first name in some of that tumult. Perhaps you can listen to the tape and determine if that occurred.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:21:18 p.m.
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On the first point of order, I believe I addressed it when I heard it. I want to remind hon. members to use their language judiciously. With respect to the other one, we will look into it to see exactly what happened, if the name was used by the hon. member, and we will come back to the House should we feel it necessary. Again, I want to remind everyone that we are here for the good of the country, not to call each other names, and to debate, not to argue.
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The Speaker
It being 3:21 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration concerning the extension of time to consider Bill S-245. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/19/23 3:35:16 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-239, under Private Members' Business.
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I declare the motion defeated. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes.
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The Speaker
I have the honour to inform the House that messages have been received from the Senate informing the House that the Senate has passed the following bills to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-205, an act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders); Bill S-210, an act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material; and Bill S-246, an act respecting Lebanese heritage month.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/23 3:49:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to four petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mrs. Alexandra Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/23 3:49:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from August 20 to August 26, 2022.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/23 3:50:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was just informed today by my clerk at PROC that I have to ask for concurrence in order for the reports for the extension of these four provinces to go through. I have not asked my colleagues in the other parties for concurrence as yet. I will do my due diligence before coming back to the House, but I do hope to see the extensions requested once the process is followed.
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