Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  It is ridiculous. They offer support for Canadians in their energy bills. In addition to the carbon tax, we have brought forward some great ideas like Bill C-234 to take the carbon tax off farmers to make food more affordable, but the government is keeping that from going forward. It has done nothing to help keep food more affordable.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Further to that, grocery stores have a carbon tax applied to them just for simply hosting the goods that we need to purchase. Then all of that lands on the backs of Canadians. A carbon tax is an absolute farce.

Carbon Pricing  In my own area, the Kawartha Lakes Food Source reports that total visits to the food banks it serves have increased by 10% to almost 14,000. After nine years of this carbon tax rhetoric, I get that it is hard for the Prime Minister to admit he is not worth the cost, but the facts speak for themselves. When will he admit his failed carbon tax does not work—

Carbon Pricing  Even worse, a report by Canada's food professor found that nearly 60% of Canadians are eating expired food to make ends meet. The cost of food, fuelled by the carbon tax and inflation, is causing families to suffer. When will the Prime Minister admit his carbon tax scheme has failed and axe the tax?

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  In fact, when I was on the finance committee, we had a former premier of Nunavut come and discuss concerns around the carbon tax, specifically how, in Nunavut, the Nunavut government was essentially subsidizing much of the diesel that supplied power for people to keep themselves warm during the winter, 90%. The question I asked the premier at the time was how it worked, if they were subsidizing the fuel that people use, when the federal government put on a carbon tax.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Speaker, I do believe the member is an honourable member, but when he stands up in this place and he says that more Canadians are getting back more from the carbon tax than what they are paying, nobody believes it. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says that is not true and that more Canadians are paying more in the carbon tax. In the province of Ontario, it is $600 more.

Liberal Party of Canada  Families are forced to pay more to live in Canada by an uncaring and ideological Prime Minister. Just like his carbon tax, the Liberals are not worth the cost. It is time for a carbon tax election. Let us go to the people. Let us hear from the people. Let us get rid of those Liberals.

Science and Research committee  The way that the government is legislating the carbon tax is outside of our mandate. We're an apolitical organization, but we encourage any action that can lower carbon in the future and in the present. There's been a lot of evidence that shows that carbon taxes do work.

Carbon Pricing  Almost 70% of Nunavummiut are going hungry every single day. The Prime Minister knows the carbon tax is making northerners go hungry. Why does he not just axe the carbon tax?

Carbon Pricing  Speaker, we will not take any lessons from the worst immigration and housing minister in Canadian history. Now we have Mark “carbon tax” Carney preaching the same radical agenda in his Liberal leadership like the current Prime Minister. He will not denounce the Liberal carbon tax and commit to cutting one penny of Liberal waste.

Finance  If Mark “carbon tax” Carney will not do it and the current Prime Minister will not do it, will somebody over there axe the tax and fix the budget?

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  The NDP-Liberal government's huge commitment to and enthusiasm for raising taxes, especially carbon taxes, has intentionally caused pain and suffering for Canadians. The MP for Whitby actually said here in the House that Canadians should be prepared for a painful transition to net zero.

Science and Research committee  As I said, I'm not an expert on the government's legislation for the carbon tax. We're doing primary research, but my understanding, as I think it's very well understood in the scientific community and among economists, is that globally carbon taxes have worked well.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Speaker, I would note that my hon. colleague comes from northern Canada, as do I. Where we come from, the distances are large and the climate is cold, and the carbon tax is costing all of our constituents a lot of money just to live. Would the hon. member agree with us that it is time to axe the carbon tax, so that our constituents can afford to live?

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  From February to March of this year, the price jumped by 30¢ a litre, from $1.59 to $1.89. When the British Columbia carbon tax came into effect on April 1, it jumped up by only three cents. Only a week later, it jumped up a further 10¢. I wonder if my colleague could talk about the extreme disconnect the Conservatives have over their obsession with the carbon tax and completely ignoring their political masters, the oil and gas lobby.