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House Hansard - 199

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Hon. Chrystia Freeland
  • May/17/23 2:45:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, instead of listening to partisan hacks reciting their canned talking points, I think Canadians tend to trust the Parliamentary Budget Officer. In testimony before the finance committee, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said, “When looking at G7 countries, Canada compares very favourably on net debt-to-GDP.” He also said that, having spoken— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Mr. Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, CPC)
  • May/17/23 2:47:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it takes a hack to know a hack. Last fall, the finance minister said that new spending needed to be matched with government savings. She said that the government needed to exercise restraint to not pour fuel on the fire. She also said that the debt-to-GDP ratio was the red line. That seems all pretty clear to me, except the government did not take the finance minister's advice. Only one thing can be true. Either the finance minister is being overruled by the Prime Minister or another leadership contestant, or Canadians cannot take the promises she makes seriously. Which one is it?
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Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/17/23 2:48:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think it is a real shame that the government House leader will not let the Minister of Finance answer a very simple question. My colleague from Simcoe North asked a very simple question yesterday. It is very simple. Anyone who is carrying debt knows what the interest on that debt is, and how much it is costing them. Unfortunately, the Minister of Finance, the Deputy Prime Minister, did not have the answer. I am offering the Deputy Prime Minister a chance to redeem herself. How much interest on the debt will Canadians have to pay every year?
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Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23
Mr. Kyle Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon, CPC)
  • May/17/23 3:03:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is incredible, he actually does not know how food ends up on his plate. The farmer pays a carbon tax, the truck that picks up the farmer's food pays a carbon tax to take it to the processor, the processor pays a carbon tax, the truck that picks it up from the processor to take it to the grocery store pays a carbon tax, the grocery store pays a carbon tax and then Canadians cannot pay for food. When will the partisan hack finance minister finally understand that the carbon tax causes inflation?
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