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House Hansard - 245

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 245 - Nov/2/23
Mr. Arnold Viersen (Peace River—Westlock, CPC)
  • Nov/2/23 11:36:29 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I must say that the member made our case for technology and not taxes. The carbon tax only makes everybody poorer and then does not allow them to have the funds to buy new technology that often is more efficient and better for the environment and all of these things. We have been making this case for a very long time. I do not know if the hon. member has heard our “technology, not taxes” line we have been saying for a very long time around these things. The other thing I would point out is that this is an Atlantic-heavy policy, in the fact that the heat pump program he is talking about is not available in Alberta. The fact is that most Albertans would like to buy more efficient products and things like that but are unable to because the carbon tax is being placed on them for no value at all to the average person who is paying the carbon tax in Alberta and the average business that is paying carbon tax in Alberta. A sawmill in my area pays $140,000 of carbon tax every year. How does that allow them to invest in better technology?
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Context: House Hansard - 245 - Nov/2/23
Mr. Arnold Viersen (Peace River—Westlock, CPC)
  • Nov/2/23 11:57:30 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I was fascinated that we had the member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River asking questions earlier. I wanted to respond to his question. I was interested to see that, when the Prime Minister made the announcement on the pause on the home heating fuel carbon tax in Atlantic Canada, only Atlantic MPs were standing behind him. Could the member speculate on why the member for Thunder Bay or the member for Sault Ste. Marie was not in that picture?
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