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House Hansard - 264

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 2:20:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, families, farmers and first nations from across Canada are struggling because of the Prime Minister's ideological carbon tax crusade. Food bank usage is up 100%. We learned today that the average grocery bill will go up by $700 dollars next year. His senators are blocking relief for Canadians struggling to eat. First nations communities are taking him to court because of the carbon tax. Conservatives have proposed a motion to axe the tax, and we will stay here as long as it takes. Will the Liberals finally listen to Canadians and vote with us to scrap the punishing carbon tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 2:21:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, those are his talking points, but I will take that as a no. Not only are they going to vote against our motion, but they are also going to quadruple the carbon tax on gas, groceries and home heating. Instead of voting to take the tax off farmers, the desperate Prime Minister spent his weekend calling Liberal senators to manipulate a vote that he had already lost in this House. Senators gutted the bill, betraying farmers, and then his caucus members lost their minds over a plan to make them work overtime unless they axe the carbon tax. Why will they not keep their hands out of everyone else's pockets and finally axe the tax so Canadians can put food on the table?
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Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 2:22:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is the exact opposite of what the minister said yesterday. Because of ministers like this, more Canadians than ever will use food banks, and more simply will go without any food at all. For the new year, everyone is going to spend $700 more on groceries. While the Liberals fight for a few extra days of Christmas vacation, we are going to fight for Canadians, and then we will send the Prime Minister on the permanent vacation that Canadians desperately want him to take. Why will the Liberals not axe the tax for families, for farmers and for first nations, for good?
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