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House Hansard - 263

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/6/23 2:31:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister raises taxes on food, brings back malnutrition and brings in record-smashing food bank use, the best he can come up with is a bunch of scripted talking points from junior staffers in the PMO. That is outrageous. Canadians are going hungry as Christmas is just around the corner. A common-sense Conservative bill to take the tax off farmers and food could have helped solve the problem. Why did the Prime Minister manipulate and intimidate senators to keep the tax on food and make our people go hungry right before Christmas?
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/23 3:13:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when I hear from everyday Canadians about affordability, and when I hear from people such as Lindsay in my riding and former classmates such as Stephanie, they say to me that the cost of food is going up, but they understand that it is a complex problem. Climate change feeds into the cost of food, and things such as instability overseas in Europe and an illegal war in Ukraine affect the price of food. Ergo, we wonder about the sincerity of the party opposite when it votes against instrumental measures, such as an affordability piece of legislation or legislation that would assist Ukraine and stop that illegal war.
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