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House Hansard - 337

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Sep/17/24 11:06:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am glad that my colleague from Winnipeg North mentioned the wild statement about nuclear winter, made by the Conservative leader, coming from the carbon tax. The carbon tax is scheduled to go up 17¢ more by 2030. In six years, it will be 17¢ more. That would put gas prices at the pump, in my riding at least, at around $1.75. We have had prices over two dollars a litre because of corporate greed and the work of the big oil companies. Will the Liberals attack those excess profits with a wealth tax to bring those prices down? That is what is hurting Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Sep/17/24 12:25:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I agree with my colleague. I think it is ironic when the Conservatives try to talk about respect for the civil service when all they ever do is denigrate the civil service. They started this trend, as the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands just mentioned. Where is it going next? In the international trade committee, we are talking about the CBSA assessment and revenue management system, a new digital system, sort of like ArriveCAN on steroids, and it is being brought to us by Deloitte, not by the civil service. We are undercutting the CBSA again, and I am wondering if the member could spend some time talking about that trend.
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