Business of Supply   working people in this country is the Conservative Party. Today's poll showed what working people have to say. They do not want to pay a carbon tax. The Conservative environmental plan to be released tomorrow will be a groundbreaking plan. The member talked about electrifying

Business of Supply   was nothing but opinions. Let us look at the numbers regarding the carbon tax, which is the signature policy of the government in terms of the cost to the economy. One would think that the government would use metrics, but knowing the government's proclivity for obfuscation, there are two

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, when it came to the Liberals' carbon tax, Manitoba premier Brian Pallister tried to be reasonable. Premier Pallister is a strong conservationist himself, which led to the development of the Manitoba climate and green plan. The plan focuses on the four pillars

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I think it was, the member for Nunavut asked a very pointed question about the extraordinary negative effect of the carbon tax on Nunavut and Arctic communities. I happen to represent a very large rural riding the size of Nova Scotia, where

The Environment   scrubbers on smokestacks reduce SO2. We know how much a waste-water treatment plant will improve water quality. It is shocking that the Liberals do not know how much a carbon tax will reduce emissions. By how much will a $50 a tonne carbon tax across Canada reduce our greenhouse gas

Business of Supply  —that the number of people from B.C. buying gas in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds. For the member to take credit for Amazon moving to Vancouver because of a carbon tax is absolutely ridiculous.

Business of Supply  , but they will suffer under the burden of a carbon tax at a time when costs are high everywhere else. When they get in their pickup trucks and drive, it is going to cost even more. The effects on seniors will be more devastating than on anyone else.

Paris Agreement   them the right to unilaterally impose a carbon tax on them. That aside, we recognize that Canada must do its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but not at the expense of seriously harming our own economy. I would also mention it is good to see that the Liberal government

Business of Supply   single week. How does the carbon tax, or, more correctly, a carbon dioxide tax measure up? Let us first ask the question: What is CO2? CO2 is an odourless, tasteless gas that makes up 0.04% of our atmosphere. When I brought up the issue of photosynthesis in my question before, I

Oceans Act   designation, throw in a potential carbon tax, and one wonders why somebody would ever take that risk, hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up a fishery in this risky environment created by the current Liberal government with its dysfunctional regulatory approach. Again, we

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   Canada. Crude oil is below $40. With the proposed carbon tax and onerous regulatory regime layered on top of low prices, it is clear that the Liberals and their fellow travellers in the NDP have basically declared war on Canada's energy sector and our natural resources industries. I

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2   a year and the average income is $30,000 a year. It is one of the more low-income ridings in the country. My constituents do very well because they are tough, smart, and entrepreneurial, and they can get by on modest incomes. Study after study has shown that the carbon tax would

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, Canadians support the tax relief our government has brought forward to date and will continue to deliver going forward. The Liberal carbon tax is simply not the way to deal with economic issues in our country, and Canadians do not want to be on a path to higher

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the NDP and their leader are trying to fool Canadians yet again. How, one might ask? The NDP leader wants to generate billions with the NDP's proposal to impose a $20 billion carbon tax on Canadian families. During the NDP leadership campaign, the current NDP

Carbon Tax  Mr. Speaker, four years ago our Conservative government campaigned against the Liberal Party's plan to impose a job-killing carbon tax on Canadians. In that campaign Canadians agreed with us and sent us back to this place with a strengthened mandate. A year ago, our