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House Hansard - 271

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/30/24 2:18:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the Prime Minister says that he had no choice but to double the national debt and drive up inflation and interest rates because every penny he spent was absolutely necessary. Today, however, we learned that 76% of the contractors paid from the $54 million spent on the ArriveCAN app did no work. Will the Prime Minister get our money back and stop wasting it?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, we will cancel the $54 million for the ArriveCAN app, an example of corruption and a Liberal scandal. There is also the carbon tax on farmers. The other day when I said that the leader of the Bloc Québécois fully supported the Liberals' economic policies, the spending, the taxes, and the hikes in inflation and interest rates, the Bloc leader flipped out. However, yesterday, he admitted that he was going to change his mind and vote to keep the carbon tax on farm buildings. How much will this tax cost farmers and people who buy food?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/30/24 2:21:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when the Prime Minister doubled the debt and drove inflation and interest rates to their highest levels in a generation, he said he had no choice, that every penny he spent was necessary. Along came ArriveCAN, a $54-million app that we did not need, that did not work, and that could have been done for $200,000 or $300,000. Now, we have learned, based on the ombudsman's audit, that 76% of the contractors did absolutely no work for the money they received. Will the Prime Minister get back this stolen money for taxpayers and stop the waste that is not worth the cost?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/30/24 2:22:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we want to cut waste and mismanagement; this has risen to a level that is not worth the cost after eight years under the Prime Minister. Speaking of wasteful, the Prime Minister loves to lecture Canadians on how they use energy. He says that he is just like every other Canadian when he stays with a friend for an $89,000-a-week vacation. The average Canadian emits 15 tonnes of carbon per year. His trip emitted 100 tonnes of carbon in one week. Did he pay the full carbon tax on each tonne he emitted for his luxurious vacation?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, I can tell the member that I pay for my own vacations and those of my family. Canadians who pay for their own vacations are also paying too much for food. We have a common-sense Conservative bill, Bill C-234, that would take the carbon tax off the farmers who feed us and the consumers who desperately need to put nutrition on their tables. Will the Prime Minister stop blocking the bill and pass this law so that Canadians can afford food?
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