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House Hansard - 335

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/24 2:38:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not using Parliamentary Budget Officer numbers. I am using numbers that the Liberal government has now published. The government has admitted that its carbon tax will hit Canadians with $30 billion in annual losses to wages and higher prices. That is the government's data. It published those numbers. Once again, I have a very specific question: When the Prime Minister claims that eight out of 10 families are better off, does that include the $30 billion in costs that he now admits the government will impose on the economy?
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/24 2:39:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister cannot say yes because he knows that, when we take the $30 billion a year and divide it by the 17 million Canadian families, we come up with almost $2,000 per Canadian family based on numbers published by his own government. It is like he is saying someone can afford a house as long as they do not take into consideration the down payment and the monthly mortgage payments. If we take out $30 billion of costs, we do not have a real calculation. Why does the Prime Minister not put the $30 billion back into the calculator and show Canadians whether they are really better off?
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