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Dave Epp

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Chatham-Kent—Leamington
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $153,134.70

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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 1:08:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-56 
Madam Speaker, I share with my neighbour and friend concern about the impact of the cost of groceries on Canadians. Rather than an excess profit tax on retailers, if we were to wipe out the profit entirely of the retailers for the moment, it would take the price of a bag of groceries from $25 down to $24. Is that sufficiently low for Canadian consumers if that is the only solution being proposed or, if that is not low enough for Canadians, what other solutions would he acknowledge? Higher interest rates are impacting the food value chain and the carbon tax is impacting the food chain. What other solutions would he have?
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Dave Epp
  • Nov/18/22 10:13:42 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, the reality is that the government needs to look at the impact of all of its policies on consumers, who are facing 10%-plus food inflation and 6% to 7% on a monthly basis on all other costs of living. The impact of that on our most vulnerable is what concerns the members on this side of the House.
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Dave Epp
  • Nov/18/22 10:09:56 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, as the member knows, this side of the House did support the returning of tax to constituents. However, when I opened my speech yesterday, I said that the fall economic statement presented an opportunity for the government to make hard decisions. It did not. Now consumers and Canadians have to make those hard decisions. In the end, the more the government spends, the more things cost. It is as simple as that.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
  • Mar/29/22 2:33:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the United Kingdom implemented a properly structured grocery code of conduct after trying the Australian model and failing. U.K. consumers are now experiencing lower food costs at the grocery shelf because their supply chains operate more efficiently. Here the potential CP Rail strike triggered threats of fines from our retailers to our national food suppliers three weeks prior to even the strike having a deadline. The cost of living is skyrocketing here. Canadian families cannot afford to put food on their tables. When will the NDP-Liberal government implement a properly structured grocery code of conduct?
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