Canada-U.S. Relations   of NAFTA to the Canadian economy. We know those members do not want to talk about a strong Canadian economy and they do not want to talk about their carbon tax. However, they should at least take the time to look at the report of the Clerk of the Privy Council on this, in which he has

Health  Mr. Speaker, Health Canada is continuously monitoring the safety of products, but what Health Canada will not do is put a carbon tax on cosmetics or any other health products. It is important that Canadians get the health products they deserve at a reasonable price. That is why

Health  Mr. Speaker, Health Canada monitors the levels of lead or any other toxins in any material. I can tell the member that the levels are within safe criteria. My question, though, is this. Why does the Liberal leader want to increase the cost of cosmetics due to his carbon tax?

Seniors   the Liberals who would add a carbon tax which would drive housing and electricity costs to unaffordable limits for seniors.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, while the Liberal leader schemes at ways to raise the tax bills of Canadians, from a regressive GST tax to a punitive carbon tax, our Conservative government is implementing unprecedented measures to reduce the federal tax burden. We have cut taxes in every way. We

Competition Bureau   fixing and 3 companies have already entered guilty pleas. These are the first such charges since 1955. We will not tolerate price fixing for gas companies, but what we would like to see go away is the Liberal leader's plan to put a carbon tax on everything. It would raise the price

Tax Freedom Day   more of their money. Tax Freedom Day is fantastic news for almost everyone in Canada except the Liberal leader and his party, whose carbon tax trick and planned GST hike push Tax Freedom Day closer to December. This government will not let that happen.

Gasoline Prices   into other retail markets across the country. This government will not tolerate price fixing by companies that jack up the price of gasoline. We will also not go the way of the Liberal leader, who wants to put a carbon tax on everything, which would raise the prices at the pump, the cost

House debate   emotions and anti-Yankee sentiments among Canadians. I find that shameful. We should be talking about substantive issues, policy issues, like the Liberals' carbon tax. Do they do that? No, they revert to drive-by smear campaigns, innuendoes, unprecedented attacks on character. We have

The Economy  . Our economic fundamentals are strong. We have the best job market in a generation, but we certainly do not want to allow the Liberals to get back in place where they would put a punitive carbon tax on us and perhaps run us into a deficit position.

Price of Consumer Goods   their money. The NDP of course chose not to support that. However, let us also warn this House about what the Liberals want to do by putting a punitive carbon tax on consumers, on everything that consumers buy.

Liberal Party of Canada   and his carbon tax trick to defend, it is no surprise the Liberal leader is backing down. Canadians will not be tricked.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, I agree that we have very important witnesses here today. The point should be made and put on the record, though, that this carbon tax idea proposed by the Liberal leader and endorsed by Mr. Easter in the House would be very damaging to rural Canadians. This would

Agriculture committee   to continue discussing this matter when we know a vote will be held at 10 o'clock. People are here to discuss serious matters. Let the parliamentary secretary do his homework and provide us with a properly written document. Then we can discuss the Conservatives' carbon tax as long

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Unless Mr. Lauzon is concerned about his government bringing in a carbon tax, I have no comprehension as to the urgency of this motion. These witnesses have come in from hundreds of miles. It is obstinate in the extreme, quite apart from being illogical, for Mr