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House Hansard - 314

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 21, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 314 - May/21/24
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle, CPC)
  • May/21/24 2:39:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, it is clear the Prime Minister is not worth the cost of fuel. Most Canadian families will struggle just to be able to afford their yearly summer road trip. That is because the carbon tax has helped push the cost of fuel up to record highs. Conservatives have called for a common-sense plan to axe the carbon tax and all federal taxes from fuel from now until Labour Day. That would save about 35¢ a litre. Will the government adopt our common-sense plan so Canadians can afford their summer road trip?
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Context: House Hansard - 314 - May/21/24
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle, CPC)
  • May/21/24 2:40:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is the Liberal message: Canadians have never had it so good. The carbon tax is failing, except at driving up the cost of everything. The government is succeeding very well at driving up the costs of groceries, home heating and fuel. The carbon tax is sending millions of Canadians to the food bank for the first time, and it is pushing the cost of simple things, such as driving to one's favourite family vacation spot, out of the reach of hard-working Canadians. While the Prime Minister gets to stick Canadian taxpayers with the bill for his exotic vacations, Canadians are struggling just to scrape enough together to take their families on a trip. Why will the Liberals not adopt our plan and take the tax off fuel for the summer?
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Context: House Hansard - 314 - May/21/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • May/21/24 2:51:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am curious about whether the hon. member has actually approached Conservative premiers across Canada, who maintain their own taxes on fuel. In particular, in the province of Alberta, Danielle Smith has increased the price of fuel by 13¢ and offers no rebate. I expect she knows very well that the majority of families receive more than they pay in a fuel tax, but facts do not seem to matter to a party that is committed to eroding all the environmental protections that exist in this country and has virtually no plans to invest in the things that are going to help working-class families address the cost of living. We are in search of solutions, not fights. I wish Conservatives would at least come armed with facts.
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Context: House Hansard - 314 - May/21/24
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • May/21/24 8:00:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I could not agree more. It is more than just ironic. It is unbelievable that the government continues to give subsidies to fossil fuel industries despite all the promises to cancel subsidies and government support. For example, $34 billion has been invested in building the Trans Mountain pipeline. This flies in the face of our efforts to protect our climate and, as the member said, it flies in the face of public health interests and the need to protect the public from pollution. We can do more, and we can make better and wiser decisions, but not with this bill.
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