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House Hansard - 336

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 16, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/16/24 2:26:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, children are hungrier than ever after nine years of the NDP-Liberals. In fact, 25% of them are not getting enough food, and we now know why. A carbon tax fraud has been perpetrated by the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister, who kept secret Environment Canada documents that showed that the carbon tax was blowing a $25-billion hole in our economy. Our economy, per capita, is smaller today than it was 10 years ago, during which time the American economy has grown by 19%. Instead of a reckless plan to hike the tax to 61¢ a litre, why not allow Canadians to vote to axe the tax?
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Sep/16/24 2:58:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. When the Prime Minister promised to quadruple the carbon tax scam, the leader of the NDP said, “Yes, sir.” He would do anything for his $2.2-million pension. Now, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has released a damning report, which is saying that the carbon tax scam adds more than $4 billion in costs to farmers, families and food. Why do the Liberals not just call a carbon tax election now to let Canadians decide whether to quadruple or axe the tax for good?
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Sep/16/24 2:59:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a news flash. We had a carbon tax election in 2021, and the Conservative Party had a platform that said that they would put in place carbon pricing in this country. Maybe they just have to go to look back at their own platform. Again this morning, the Parliamentary Budget Officer was in committee saying that eight out of 10 Canadian families, where carbon pricing applies, get more money than what they pay in pricing. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party of Canada continues to spew lies and disinformation on this issue.
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Sep/16/24 3:20:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for the question. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has indeed received a request for an assessment of the project. That assessment, as is usually the case, is ongoing and the agency will make a recommendation to me in the weeks to come. However, I would like to share something with the House. The leader of the Green Party and I, as well as many people in Canada, are very confused about the NDP's position on the issue of carbon pricing. I went doorknocking on the weekend in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, and it is incredible how many people told me that they did not understand the NDP's position that would put Quebec and the entire country at a disadvantage.
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