Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to move the following motion:
Given that
The Liberal government released its internal economic data on the carbon tax, revealing it costs Canadians $30.5 billion and over $1800 for every household in Canada;
This is in addition to the increased costs the carbon tax puts on gas, groceries and home heating;
The Liberal government tried to cover up this information from Canadians; and
When the Parliamentary Budget Officer revealed that the Liberal government had this data they placed him under a gag order and attempted to ruin his reputation;
The committee report to the House that the environment minister must resign immediately.
Mr. Chair, Minister Guilbeault needs to resign. Minister Guilbeault has been caught hiding a damning report from Canadians. Canada's budget watchdog, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, revealed that the Liberals were hiding a secret report from Canadians. Not only did we learn that the Liberals were keeping this internal carbon tax report a secret from Canadians, but we also learned that they placed a gag order on Canada's budget watchdog. Yes, the Liberals silenced the Parliamentary Budget Officer with a gag order, preventing him from speaking about the damning piece of evidence.
We must ask ourselves, why would the government hide its own economic analysis of the carbon tax? Well, we know why.