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House Hansard - 264

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Mr. Colin Carrie (Oshawa, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 3:47:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I was a little concerned about the partisanship of my colleague's speech. The reason this is being brought forward is that Canadians right now are suffering. They are in a lot of pain. My colleague just admitted that Canadians will struggle when they have to use another form of energy. His colleague, my neighbour from Whitby, admitted last year that they knew that going to net zero is going to cause a lot of pain, and now we are going to get a quadrupling of the carbon tax. Could the member please let us know whether there are further policies that are in the pipe that will cause more pain and difficulty, such that Canadians will not be able to pay for a roof over their head and for food to feed their children?
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Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Mr. Colin Carrie (Oshawa, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 4:46:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague kind of missed the whole point of the motion being brought forward. It is that Canadians right now are suffering. They are having a hard time putting food on the table and a roof over their head. Just in the last hour or so, the member for Kingston mentioned how difficult it is going to be for his constituents to transition. The member for Kings—Hants said that it does not matter how much it costs; the people in his riding will not be able to afford to transition, and the member for Whitby, my neighbour, said, the policies to go to net zero are going to be painful. I am just wondering whether the member could be transparent and let Canadians know what other policies are in the pipe and what Liberal members of Parliament know that Canadians do not know that will cause more pain and make it more difficult to meet standards? What options are Canadians going to have if they just cannot afford to pay the unusually large taxes?
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