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House Hansard - 221

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/20/23 2:25:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at his recent retreat in Charlottetown, the Prime Minister said that life is really tough for politicians. Today he is off on another trip to New York for three days to give a couple of speeches and burn a whole lot of fuel, at the same time as he raises carbon taxes on Canadians for the crime of driving to work and feeding their families. Yesterday, inflation was way up. It is accelerating. It is higher than in the States and in Japan, which could drive up interest rates. Will the Prime Minister balance the budget and axe the tax to bring inflation and interest rates down?
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/20/23 2:27:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they are prepared to thunderously applaud anyone, other than their own leader, who stands up in the House of Commons. No wonder the Prime Minister says that it is a really hard time to be a politician. Right now, speaking of hard times, he is off in New York for another three days, burning a lot of jet fuel while he applies a carbon tax, which he wants to quadruple to 61¢ a litre, on farmers, single parents and struggling working-class families who have to choose between eating and heating. Will the Prime Minister park the plane, end the high-carbon hypocrisy and axe the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 2:44:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but what my hon. colleague said is untrue. We established a framework to reduce and eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. Obviously, this is a very important issue. We have to move faster on developing an economy that can prosper in what must be a low-carbon future.
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