Finance committee  Thank you, thank you. I do enjoy my friends in the NDP and their always interesting comments. Yes, we're talking about division and the way these policies are sowing division. We have the carbon tax exemption, which is the latest example of Liberals' playing one side

Finance committee  Yes, exactly. I think it's important to note that this Liberal government has continued to put forward policies that divide our great country. Whether it be the carbon tax that I've talked about and will continue to talk about, Bill C-69, which is referred to as the “no more

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think it actually is self-evident that the carbon tax is affecting farmers, and agriculture is a big part of the economy. If this member is saying somehow that agriculture is not part of the Canadian economy, I wish he would just come out and say

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023   to the agreement. It is pushing to rush this legislation through the House. The questions is why. What kind of woke clauses is it trying to slip in here, a carbon tax perhaps? The government has bragged, “For the first time in a Canadian free trade agreement, the environment chapter includes

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I'll anchor my comments to make sure that the connection is clear. The carbon tax is having a huge impact on the economy, and we actually heard that testimony. You don't have to take my word for it, Mr. Chair. You can take Tiff Macklem's word

Finance committee   tell you that in rural Ontario it's the same thing. The folks in my riding, in part of rural Canada, very much feel like they are alienated and aren't thought about or cared about by this government. You see that even more so in the carve-out from the carbon tax. Yes, I'm glad

Points of Order   to answer the question I had today: Will the Prime Minister continue to send more and more Quebeckers to food banks just to ensure he receives support from the Bloc Québécois, which is constantly looking to drastically increase carbon taxes on the backs of Canadians?

Finance   it wants to keep the Liberals in power for the next two years. The Bloc Québécois is okay with drastically increasing the carbon tax and maintaining inflationary deficits in order to keep the Liberals in power. Voting for the Bloc Québécois is costly. Will the Prime Minister continue

Carbon Pricing   to quadruple their carbon tax in tomorrow's false-hopes update, yes or no?

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, after eight long years, the Governor of the Bank of Canada confirmed that the Prime Minister and his scam of the century, the carbon tax, are not worth the cost. Scrapping this scam would put a massive dent in inflation and help lower interest rates faster, all

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, when I was housing minister, mortgage payments were less than half of what they are now, and rent was less than half of what it is now. Those are the hard realities, and now the Prime Minister's plan is to quadruple the carbon tax. That would increase the cost

The Economy  . We need to reverse this course of misery. In order to consider supporting this mini-budget, the common-sense Conservatives demand that the fall economic statement cancel Liberal plans to quadruple the carbon tax; announce a plan and date to balance the budget to bring down

The Economy   carbon tax or to convey that they are afraid to walk their local streets at night due to violent crime being increased by 39% under the NDP-Liberal government. The $600 billion in inflationary spending and countless tax hikes by the NDP-Liberals has led to Canadians being unable

The Economy   of inflationary spending has created inflation and higher interest rates. After eight long years, the results are in and the Prime Minister is just not worth the cost. There is good news. A Conservative government will axe the carbon tax; balance the budget to bring down inflation

Foreign Affairs committee   think we need to decarbonize as much as possible. It is a priority for agriculture and agri-food. Climate change is the number one threat to agriculture, no doubt; however, mechanisms that are put in place would require measurable results. I'm thinking specifically about the carbon