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House Hansard - 271

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
  • Jan/30/24 12:50:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. However, I have some questions about what she is telling us. She is talking again about getting rid of taxes, saying, “Axe the Tax”. We see in this budget that $30.3 billion are granted in subsidies to the oil and gas industry in the form of tax credits, meaning that all taxpayers in Quebec and Canada will subsidize the oil and gas industry, which we are trying to transform to develop clean energy. Apparently $30 billion is not enough for my colleague or for the rest of the Conservative members of Parliament who want us to get rid of taxes and give more to oil and gas companies. We also see in this budget that a department of municipal affairs is being created, which is in violation of the Charter. Does my colleague think it is a good thing to pour $30 billion into subsidies to the oil and gas industry? Also, what does she think of the federal government creating a kind of department of municipal affairs to be called the department of housing, infrastructure and communities? What does she think of this interference in areas under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces?
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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. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/24 2:32:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to being out of touch with regular Canadians, I will tell members what was out of touch. It was having a temporary leader who charged $20,000 to move into her temporary house and then charged Canadian taxpayers more than $5,000 for bed and bath linens, which is for towels and sheets. What Canadians need to know is that these Conservatives would cut child care, dental care and the carbon rebate people are getting.
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