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Context: House Hansard - 334 - Jun/18/24

Jun/18/24 11:08:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have had approximately 150,000 opposition days on the carbon tax. Today, we are studying a different bill, and yet my colleague is talking only about the carbon tax, which—

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Jun/18/24 11:08:34 a.m.
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That is a point of debate. As I mentioned before, there is some latitude. The hon. member is talking about an amendment that mentions the carbon tax. I will let the member continue his speech. He has four minutes and 43 seconds. The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan.

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Context: House Hansard - 334 - Jun/18/24

Mr. Dan Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, CPC)

Jun/18/24 2:46:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the environment minister has been caught covering up a damning secret from Canadians. After years of telling Canadians they would be better off from the carbon tax, his own government's data has proved him wrong. The carbon tax will cost the Canadian economy $30 billion every year. That is nearly $2,000 per Canadian family. Now that we know the environment minister chose to vandalize the Canadian economy with this carbon tax, will he do the right thing and resign?

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Mr. Clifford Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, CPC)

Jun/18/24 2:48:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal costly coalition can no longer dispute the Parliamentary Budget Officer's finding that the carbon tax will cost most Canadians more than they pay in. The Liberals' own report, which Conservatives forced them to release, shows that carbon tax will cost every single family in Canada $2,000 per year and will cost the Canadian economy $30 billion per year. This is nothing short of economic vandalism. After nine years, will the Prime Minister finally do the right thing and fire his environment minister, or will he once again prove he is not worth the cost?

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Mrs. Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, CPC)

Jun/18/24 8:42:34 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberal government refuses to acknowledge that Canadians pay more into the carbon tax than they get back. However, over a year ago, the Parliamentary Budget Officer published his report, which showed that, taking into account the full economic impact of the government's carbon tax regime, most Canadians were worse off. On top of this, the government has a secret report, which shows that the carbon tax regime also has a costly impact on our GDP, lowering future GDP growth by tens of billions of dollars. After it was revealed at committee that the Liberals had put a gag order on the Parliamentary Budget Officer in a desperate attempt to protect their false narrative and prop up their failed carbon tax, Conservatives put the pressure on, and the report was made public. What is even worse is that they have hidden this number for years. Let us stop to think about that. The Liberal government has been hiding the fact that the carbon tax will cost Canadians $30 billion by 2030. This works out to $1,824 per family in extra annual costs. Despite both of these reports showing that Canadians are worse off with the carbon tax, the Liberals are doubling down, to the detriment of Canadians and our economy. Their claims are false. Canadians are not better off paying a carbon tax. The carbon tax has proved to be ineffective in reducing Canada's carbon emissions to targeted levels. The government has missed every target it has set. In fact, the environment commissioner has reported that the government will miss its targets for 2030. However, even if we reduced our emissions to zero, the natural disasters would not suddenly cease to happen. We are not in a bubble protected by the government's carbon tax. In fact, the effects attributed to climate change would even continue to happen if Canada reduced its emissions to zero. Despite all these factors, the government continues to push its disastrous carbon tax, making Canadians poorer and tanking our future economic prospects. Can the government explain why it refuses to accept the fact that its carbon tax has done nothing but cause misery for Canadians?

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Mrs. Kelly Block

Jun/18/24 8:49:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberal government has lost itself in its own ideological mess of narratives. Its insistence on misleading Canadians, despite their own lived experience dealing with the carbon tax, reminds me of a famous quote: “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” Canadians are not buying what the government is selling. After nine years of the Prime Minister, life has never been so expensive. His inflationary taxes have driven up the cost of everything. Mortgages have doubled. Rent has doubled. Food prices are up, forcing families to pay $700 more for groceries this year, while millions of Canadians are lined up outside food banks. Canadians are tired of the government and its broken promises and failed policies. They are ready for change and a government that will actually take action for Canadians. When will the government call a carbon tax election and allow Canadians to decide whether or not they want to axe the tax?

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Ms. Julie Dabrusin

Jun/18/24 8:50:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, once again, over 300 economists and people from universities right across our country wrote to parliamentarians and said that carbon pricing does not cost Canadians more. They get more back through the rebate than they pay. Yes, it is effective. It is a market mechanism. It is effective and it works. More to the point, climate change costs Canadians, and that cost is going to continue to go up if we do not tackle it now. That is what the Conservatives are going to do. They are going to let the planet burn, and they are going to force us to pay for it.

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