Ethics   productive and innovative. We have also introduced measures to open up markets and help boost exports, instead of coming up with a grim program that would lead to job cuts and business closures as a result of higher taxes and a carbon tax. That is absolutely not our approach and we

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the NDP was busy over the summer promoting its carbon tax. Yes, the NDP and its leader want to impose a carbon tax that would kill jobs and raise the price of gas, electricity and nearly everything else. Canadians have been clear about such legislation. Look what

Leader of the Opposition  Mr. Speaker, gas prices across the country are surging, yet the Leader of the Opposition has been travelling around the country to promote a tax on carbon. Hard-working Canadians across the country will suffer if the NDP brings forward a job-killing carbon tax that will increase

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, today the opposition House leader changed his story. Some might say that he misled Canadians by claiming the NDP leader would not impose a carbon tax that would raise the price of everything. However, earlier this year the opposition House leader championed the idea

The Economy   dumb ideas like a $20 billion carbon tax.

Government Advertising   billion on taxpayers throughout this country through its carbon tax scheme. Why is she not talking about that and apologizing to Canadians about that?

Agriculture and Agri-Food   the AMPA program. The NDP members of course have voted against every one of these. On top of that, the most detrimental thing to agriculture would be a carbon tax, and that is what the NDP keeps fanning.

The Economy  , we know that the leader of the NDP has as the cornerstone of his economic plan a carbon tax. He campaigned on it in the last election in black and white, with over $20 billion in the platform of the NDP for a tax hike from carbon. In seeking the leadership, he said that he would

International Trade   would impose a $20 billion job-killing carbon tax that would raise prices on everything, including gas, groceries and hydro. Our government opposes these reckless plans and will continue to stand up for hard-working Canadians.

Food Safety   the Senate? They intend to vote against it. They are also promising to raise the price of food by introducing a carbon tax. It is clear that for the NDP safe food is not important but that expensive food is its priority.

Carbon Tax  Mr. Speaker, the NDP leader's carbon tax would be bad for Canada's middle class. The NDP's carbon tax would result in job losses and higher costs for gas, electricity and pretty much everything else. The NDP leader himself said that a carbon tax would be regressive

Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, after we pointed out his dangerous policy yesterday, the NDP leader has not backed down from his job-killing carbon tax scheme, a scheme that would raise the price of gas, a scheme that would raise the price of groceries and a scheme that would raise the price

International Trade   the leader of the NDP wants to talk about the facts, on his party's policies, it is very clear in the NDP platform that it calls for $20 billion in carbon taxes on the Canadian economy. Manufacturers and consumers are saying that this will destroy job creation and destroy their economic

International Trade   the party's election platform: the NDP is suggesting a $20 billion carbon tax for consumers and manufacturers. These policies will cost Canadians jobs, and we do not intend to do any such thing.

Employment   ideas and has implemented them over the past few years which has given Canada one of the best job creation records in the developed world. The NDP, while I disagree with its policies, has put a few of those things, carbon tax protectionism, on the table. The Liberal Party says