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House Hansard - 312

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/9/24 2:30:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, renters everywhere are struggling to make ends meet. Groceries are expensive, rent is expensive. People are drowning in credit card debt, and it is taking a toll on their mental health. Meanwhile, both the Liberals and the Conservatives are protecting the profits of big grocery CEOs. Why? Maybe it is because they received $150,000 in donations from Loblaws, Metro and Empire, and now they are returning the favour. Major grocery store CEOs fill Liberal and Conservative coffers, and then the Liberals and Conservatives protect the coffers of the major grocery store CEOs. If people do not have $150,000 for these parties, too bad for them. They can go into debt to fill up their fridges. I would like the Liberals to tell us if the wonderful life of the rich and famous is as sweet as it seems.
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Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • May/9/24 2:33:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP Prime Minister, Canada has turned into a nation of renters. After the Liberals spent $89 billion on a photo op slush fund for housing, rents and mortgages have doubled. The dream of home ownership, for an entire generation, is dead. Canadians are stretched because of higher taxes and higher rents, and the carbon tax scam increase is making it harder for Canadians to pay for rent and food. Was it fair for the government to increase the carbon tax scam 23%, when 70% of Canadians told it not to?
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