Taxation  Mr. Speaker, unlike the NDP, which would use a carbon tax to take money out of the pockets of Canadians, our Conservative government is focused on helping our neighbours save their hard-earned money. Our government will boost the tax-free savings account limit with a $500

Northern Jobs and Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I would agree with the member for Western Arctic that a carbon tax is not the direction to go. I clearly campaigned on the fact that we would not support or introduce that. I clearly campaigned on a low-tax plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. I am proud

Northern Jobs and Growth Act   leader's statements and publications for a carbon tax, he now says that a carbon tax would be ineffective. Given the challenges and the increased costs in the north, does the member support a carbon tax in the context of this northern development and the challenges we face and, as we

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that the NDP is out of touch with hard-working Canadians. Let us take the 2011 NDP election platform. It proposes a $21 billion carbon tax. This is merely a suggestion by the leader of the opposition, but perhaps he should try a new strategy

New Democratic Party of Canada   tax and spend plan does exactly the opposite. On page 4 of the NDP's platform, we see that the party's plan would force Canadians to pay a $21 billion carbon tax that would drive up the cost of everything The NDP's hidden carbon tax plan would take money straight from the pockets

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012   want to ask her a question about the NDP's carbon tax. The NDP has been talking about this $21 billion tax. As members know the NDP is linked to the Broadbent Institute. It was really sad when, a while back, the Broadbent Institute said it wanted to increase green taxes

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012   $15 billion carbon tax. Now the official opposition has changed it and has proposed a $21 billion carbon tax. I am sure the member kept that out of his speech because that is not included in our low-tax plan. What is his advice or post-mortem going to be since he could not move

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member mentions the flipping of coins. Canadians will not have any coins left to flip after that $21.5 billion NDP carbon tax. They are asking for change, but the reality is that Canadians will not have any change left in their pockets when the NDP carbon

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, a new report from the NDP-run Broadbent Institute endorses the NDP leader's call for a $21 billion carbon tax. Specifically, the report notes that, “a carbon tax and higher taxes on natural resources — need to be considered”. It is not surprising that the Broadbent

Finance committee  Good. Thank you. I want to ask a few of you one question, and I'll get back to you, Mr. Sinclair, in a second. Mr. Thurlow, the NDP has called for a $21 billion carbon tax, which we say will raise the cost of everything—the price of food, the price of fuel, the price

Points of Order   for the Conservative Party, our platform has consistently been one of opposition to new taxes, to carbon taxes and to higher taxes, and I can think of nothing more representative for a member of our party, certainly in my case when I talk to my constituents, than to come to this place and let my

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, this weekend, Conservative MPs will return to our ridings and we will proudly tell our constituents that we will stand up for their interests and against the NDP's $20 billion carbon tax. On page 4 of its election platform, the NDP clearly laid out its new tax

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, today Canada's Minister of Finance introduced the second phase of our low-tax plan. What a contrast with the NDP's election promise to impose a $21 billion carbon tax. Our plan creates jobs, strengthens economic growth and ensures long-term prosperity. Theirs takes

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, just last week in my riding I was speaking with constituents at our local hospital fundraiser. My constituents are firmly opposed to a new $21 billion carbon tax that the NDP would propose. NDP members can deny it all they want but they cannot hide from their plan

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for highlighting the difference between our approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the NDP's desire to put a carbon tax on everything. The green shift of the Liberal Party only proposed $15 billion worth of carbon taxes