Clifford Small at the Finance Committee

On October 13th, 2023. See this statement in context.

October 13th, 2023 / 12:05 p.m.

Conservative

Clifford Small Conservative Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My question will be for Mr. Foley.

The hospitality industry is built around travel. Right now, we're looking at the impact of the carbon tax, and we're somewhere around 20¢ per litre on gasoline in carbon tax and HST combined. What do you think the impact will be on your industry as that triples? This applies to airline tickets, prices on gasoline and whatnot. Do you think it will have a negative impact on your industry, which is already struggling?

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