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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:21:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we always knew the Prime Minister was not worth the cost after nine years, but now his carbon tax cover-up has been exposed. We forced him to release data showing that, in addition to the higher bills at the pumps and on home heating that Canadians pay directly in the tax, there is also going to be a $30-billion-a-year hit to our economy. That is $1,800 in lost wages and higher prices for Canadian families. Now that we have caught the Liberals hiding the true cost of their tax, how can we believe anything else they say about any other tax hike?

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Mr. Eric Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:32:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the Liberals do not have an environmental plan; they have a tax plan, and it is a tax plan they were trying to hide from Canadians. It was Conservatives who finally got the answers that show the $30-billion-a-year hole it is blowing in our Canadian economy, a billion-dollar tax increase to farmers coming up, and a quadrupling of the carbon tax to 61¢ a litre on the price of gas. It is out of touch. It is arrogant. It is punishing Canadians when they need help. Will the minister get with reality and finally stop increasing the carbon tax, or again, better yet, just fire himself?

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Mr. Kyle Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:33:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Liberals knew that the carbon tax was costing Canadians billions of dollars. They knew and they covered it up. The cost is $25 billion a year. That works out to $1,800, each and every year, cost for every single Canadian family. If Canadians wonder why it is hard to pay for things, this is why. If the average Canadian went to work, lied and covered something up, they would be fired. Will the Prime Minister fire the radical environment minister, who tried to cover this all up from Canadians?

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Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:37:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does everyone know what the minister did? He desperately tried to hide the fact that Quebeckers are paying dearly for the federal carbon tax, which is supported by the Bloc Québécois. Despite his claims that Quebeckers do not pay the carbon tax, his own figures, which he would not reveal until the Conservatives forced him to, tell a different story. The report that he was so anxious to conceal shows that the economic cost of the carbon tax for Quebeckers is $5 billion. Are these not five billion reasons for the minister to resign?

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Mrs. Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:42:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, common-sense Conservatives got proof that the Liberals kicked and screamed to hide, but most Canadians already know that after nine years, the NDP-Liberals' carbon tax is not worth the cost. It will gouge Canada's economy for about $30 billion. That is almost $2,000 for every household each year. In Lakeland, a family farm paid nearly $500 in carbon taxes in one month. An agricultural group paid $5,000 in just six months. Both were before the April 1 hike. Will the environment minister finally just admit that his failed carbon tax is a cash grab and resign?

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Mrs. Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland, CPC)

Jun/17/24 2:44:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he should actually listen to what Canadians are pleading with him about, because emissions are up and so is the price of everything. It is all a sham. The truth is that not once did the 1,200-page analysis show that Canadians were better off with the carbon tax and rebate. The worst thing is the Prime Minister fought to hide the real costs of his agenda, even though he has never had to worry about affording anything in his entire life. He has the gall to tell Canadians that paying more for gas, heat and groceries makes them better off, just like he claims that hiking taxes on small business and farmers makes Canadians better off. None of it is true and none of it is worth the cost or the cover-up. If the fibbing environment minister will not resign, will the Prime Minister finally just fire him?

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Mr. Dan Muys

Jun/17/24 6:27:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would say a couple of things. First of all, the carbon tax is a tax plan and not an environmental plan. That is why we see that Canada is 62nd out of 67 countries in achieving our emissions targets. Therefore, I reject the member's analysis. Second, we have an abundance of and an opportunity for liquefied natural gas in Canada, which is what I spoke about. We have seen the Japanese, the Germans, the Poles and the Greeks, who are hardly environmental Luddites, wanting our liquefied natural gas. This can help get the world off coal. China, which has one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions in the world, is using coal for its manufacturing economy. We have the ability to help China get off that. We should actually embrace that.

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Mr. Luc Desilets

Jun/17/24 9:25:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was only talking about subsidies to oil companies, which are often indirect. My colleague mentioned wells, which are reused for carbon capture. That is where the captured carbon is buried. That is the current plan. I am not saying it is 100% negative. At least they are being used for that rather than being rehabilitated, as they were supposed to be a few years ago, if memory serves. A lot of money was injected into rehabilitating these wells, which, incidentally, were created by oil companies that have not had to foot any of the bill for the damage they have caused to the environment.

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