44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 11:00AM
- Jun/5/23 2:58:26 p.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Confederation.
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- Jun/5/23 2:58:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as Canadians plan their summer vacations, many are shocked with skyrocketing costs: motel prices, food prices and in particular gas prices. The Liberal carbon taxes will add a shocking 61¢ to a litre of gas, and do not forget the GST on top of that. Not all Canadians get to jet off on a vacation where taxpayers pay for the fuel.
What is the Liberal government going to do to make sure Canadians can afford the gas to see their families, to see their friends and to see their country?
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- Jun/5/23 2:59:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, over my time as a parliamentarian, I have had the honour and privilege of getting to know the hon. member and I respect him deeply. However, I have to say that when we are dealing with the consequences of climate change at home, we know we need to reduce our pollution. We also know the most cost-effective way to combat climate change is to put a price on pollution.
With respect to this specific policy, eight out of 10 Canadian families are going to receive more. What the Conservatives are advocating for is to take that money away from families so they can give it to polluters. This is nonsensical policy. We are going to continue to advance an ambitious environmental agenda and make life more affordable at the same time.
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- Jun/5/23 3:00:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after hours and hours of delay caused by the Conservative filibuster, thanks to the hard work of the Liberal members, the Standing Committee on Finance reported on the budget implementation bill last week.
Unfortunately, the Conservatives keep delaying this bill's progress in the House.
Can the hon. Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance explain to the House how the measures in this bill will help Canadians and why it is so essential to pass it quickly?
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Fredericton for that excellent question.
After more than 28 hours of delay caused by the Conservatives, the Standing Committee on Finance was finally able to refer Bill C‑47 back to the House. This bill will allow us to move quickly on getting out the Canada workers benefit, improving the registered education savings plan and reducing the tax burden for merchants by reducing their credit card fees.
I ask the Conservatives to stop their ridiculous politicking and get this bill passed.
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- Jun/5/23 3:01:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the tax-and-spend Liberals are at it again. It is not bad enough that Canadians are skipping meals and going to food banks because they cannot afford to eat and heat with the punishing taxes that the government is going to triple. Now the Liberals want to double down with a clean fuel tax and put a tax on the tax. The combination of these taxes will raise the price of gas 61¢ a litre, costing thousands of extra dollars to Canadians who cannot afford it.
When will the Liberals axe carbon tax 1.0 and 2.0 and the tax on the tax?
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- Jun/5/23 3:01:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at a time when the country is literally on fire and tens of thousands of Canadians have had to flee their homes, it is incredulous that the Conservatives continue to denigrate efforts to fight climate change. I am sorry, but it is hard to believe them when they say they take the environment seriously. It is even harder to believe them when they talk about affordability, because every time we have put forward measures to support Canadians, they have voted against them.
This July 5, the grocery rebate will be going out to Canadians, $467 on average. We will continue to be there for Canadians.
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- Jun/5/23 3:02:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me give members some reality. There has been a carbon tax for years that has done nothing to stop forest fires in this country, and it will never stop forest fires. It is a tax plan; it is not an environment plan. The only thing the carbon tax does is punish hard-working Canadians.
Will the Liberals quit double doubling down on the triple carbon tax and axe the tax?
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- Jun/5/23 3:03:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this question highlights that the Conservative Party of Canada has no understanding whatsoever of the science of climate change. It is as if we can flick a switch and climate is going to be all right. It is this magical thinking that by investing money in cryptocurrency, all is going to be good with the economy in Canada. This is the same thing.
If the Leader of the Opposition will not take a briefing on Chinese interference, maybe he will take a briefing on climate change. My department would be very happy to provide that to him and any member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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- Jun/5/23 3:03:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, contrary to what the Liberals are saying, the carbon tax will have an impact on Quebec—we just have to talk to farmers and truckers. As if that were not enough, this government wants to add a second tax, a tax on a tax. That tax represents $436 per family per year in Quebec. Canadians are already struggling with rising interest rates and inflation. People are sick and tired of this.
Will the Prime Minister give them a break and abandon his second carbon tax?
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- Jun/5/23 3:04:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as we all know, Quebec has had a carbon exchange for a long time, so the federal price on pollution does not apply.
Our government has a number of measures to help the agricultural sector. One of them is the agricultural clean technology program, which is open right now. I encourage producers who want to acquire these new technologies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become more resilient in dealing with climate change to take advantage of this program.
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- Jun/5/23 3:04:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on World Environment Day, we recognize our shared responsibility to protect our planet and to fight climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, now and in the future. This year, the theme for World Environment Day is “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”. This is an opportunity to highlight the initiatives taken by Canada, such as the banning of certain harmful single-use plastics to preserve the cleanliness of our shores.
Can the Minister of Environment and Climate Change tell us what solutions our government is putting forward to reduce plastic pollution?
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- Jun/5/23 3:05:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his advocacy on this issue.
Happy World Environment Day. I am happy to announce that in just a few weeks, on June 20, the single-use plastic ban will come into full force. Following that date, harmful plastics such as straws and plastic cutlery will no longer be able to be used in, sold in or imported into Canada. This is news worth celebrating. Plastic products are harmful to our wildlife, our oceans and our lakes. That is why our government continues to take action toward having zero plastic waste before 2040.
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- Jun/5/23 3:06:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, despite the clear damages from abandoned vessels to food security, marine life and the environment, the Liberals have not done enough. Locals know this damage well as abandoned vessels, or what locals call “vessel graveyards”, line our coasts. First nations and community groups are willing to clean up the government's mess. All that is missing is the government's political will.
Therefore, will the Liberals immediately provide the necessary funding to first nations and locals to clean up these harmful, destructive vessels?
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- Jun/5/23 3:06:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last year, the Prime Minister announced the renewal of the oceans protection plan, which is the largest investment Canada has ever made in protecting our oceans and our waterways. Part of that plan is working collaboratively with coastal communities and indigenous communities to make sure that we maintain the health of our waterways, including collaboration on removal of abandoned vessels. We have been dedicating the resources to work with indigenous communities to do so, and we will continue to do so.
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- Jun/5/23 3:07:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, I asked the government why the budget for the Canada summer jobs program had been drastically cut by 30% compared to last year. At the time, the Prime Minister told me that the budget had simply dropped back down to prepandemic levels. However, when we look at the numbers, we see that the budget for this program is now $60 million less than it was in the years before the pandemic.
Given the impact that this will have on community organizations, municipalities, the agricultural industry, small businesses and, of course, job opportunities for young people, can the Prime Minister assure us that he will remedy this situation in the next budget?
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- Jun/5/23 3:08:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, youth come first and foremost in this country, and we have a suite of programs under the youth employment skills strategy, including Canada summer jobs program. We have gone back to prepandemic levels because employment for youth has gone down some 20%. There are several programs within this suite, and I would be pleased to chat with the member more about them.
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- Jun/5/23 3:08:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while Canadians are struggling to choose between heating their homes and feeding their families, and while record numbers of Canadians are going to food banks, with nearly 1.5 million Canadians going to food banks in a single month, the response from the Liberal government is to increase the tax on everything.
With carbon tax 2, Canadians are going to be paying more than 61¢ a litre in tax on gas, which is going to not only raise the price of getting to doctor's appointments, but also raise the price of food production for our farmers who make our food. Why is the government continuing to hammer Canadians with higher taxes?
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- Jun/5/23 3:09:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives know that it is actually the contrary. Since we have come into office, we have lowered taxes for middle-class Canadians, and we have increased benefits for low-income Canadians. We have also lowered child poverty by half since we came into office in 2015.
It does not mean that we do not know there are Canadians who are struggling, which is why, on July 5, we will be bringing forward a second grocery rebate that will be providing, on average, $467 for families of four in this country. It is also why we brought forward affordable child care. If Conservatives truly care about affordability, they have an easy thing to support—
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- Jun/5/23 3:10:03 p.m.
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That is all the time we have for question period today.
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