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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 2:36:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was also forced to release data from his own government showing that there would be a $30-billion-a-year hit to our economy as a result of his job-killing carbon tax, data that he had, up until then, been hiding. He has been going around claiming that Canadians are better off because they pay this tax. Did the calculations that went into his “eight out of 10 Canadians” talking points include this $30-billion-a-year cost to the Canadian economy and to Canadian families?
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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
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 2:47:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, everyone in the House knows full well that there are issues on which the Bloc leader and I disagree. We have talked about them often enough. However, from time to time, we come together to pick a fight with the Conservatives, who want to continue to defend those who are better off and protect the wealthiest in this country. We also go after them for not investing in housing, for not investing in assistance for seniors and for not investing in more child care spaces. We know we need to be there for the middle class and those who are working hard to join it, while the Conservatives want to protect their rich friends instead. That is not how we are going to create a stronger economy for everyone.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 3:05:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, day after day, the Conservative Party is showing us that it does not understand that the only way to build a healthy economy for Canadians for years to come is also to protect the environment. It refuses to accept any responsibility for protecting the environment. The other parties in the House and the vast majority of Canadians understand very well that we have to work to protect the environment and work to protect the economy. It is just the Conservatives who made the choice to abandon the environment and Canadians' future.
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