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House Hansard - 335

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Mr. Jamie Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, CPC)
  • Jun/19/24 2:14:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Food Banks Canada released a report saying that, under the Liberal government, Canadians are living in poverty. The rate has risen from one in 10 to now one in four, which is nearly six million more Canadians than reflected in Stats Canada's most recent poverty rate data. If one is indigenous, it is worse still, with one in three living in poverty. According to the MDI, a poverty metric that is widely used in Europe, 30% of 18- to 30-year-olds, 44.5% of single-parent households and 42% of renters cannot afford two or more household essentials. The Liberal government's own carbon tax data shows that the scheme costs every household in Canada almost $2,000 and has deprived the country of $30.5 billion in lost economic activity. While the Liberals raise taxes, more and more Canadians are falling into poverty. The Minister of the Environment is not worth the cost. When will he resign?
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jun/19/24 2:25:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what this session of Parliament taught us is that, after nine years under the Prime Minister, everything is broken. There are 25% of Canadians now living in poverty, with two million lined up at food banks; 38% more people are homeless, and housing costs have doubled. It was not like this before, and it will not be like this after the Prime Minister is gone. Will he put us through another year and a half of this costly hell, or will he call a carbon tax election today so that we can elect a common-sense government to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime?
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/19/24 2:31:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in this last week of Parliament, the Prime Minister showed us whose side he is really on. At a time when one in four Canadians is living in poverty, the out of touch Liberals voted against stronger penalties for corporations that are ripping off Canadians and against banning mergers that hurt people. Why is the Prime Minister letting corporations rip off Canadians when one out of four is living in poverty?
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/19/24 2:33:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the Prime Minister is letting big corporations continue to rip off Canadians. In our country, 25% of the population is living in poverty. The Prime Minister cannot even support the words “lowering prices for Canadians” in my bill. I know the Prime Minister has not experienced the kind of challenges people are living through today, but how can he be so out of touch?
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