Thank you for the ruling, Mr. Chair.
It is 23% that they're going to hike that tax by. It's an April Fool's Day joke, but it's on Canadians. Canadians will have to pay this cost, because this government doesn't understand that the farmer gets taxed, the trucker gets taxed and the retailer gets taxed, and that tax gets passed down to the buyer ultimately, and right now Canadians are suffering.
This government raised payroll taxes, which means that they take more money from Canadians. It's because of this government and its spending.
Rents and mortgages have doubled. More of people's monthly incomes goes towards shelter, which leaves them with less and less food. That is why Canadians are the most indebted households in the G7. That is why delinquencies are going up for mortgages and credit cards. That is why Canada is the most at risk in the G7 for a mortgage default crisis, and yet this Liberal-NDP government thinks it's a great idea to hike that tax by 23% to take even more. It's all economic pain and no environmental gain for anybody.
This government still wants to continue on its path to quadruple the carbon tax when it promised that the tax would not go as high as they're taking it. They said in the last election that they wouldn't make it go higher. After they got Canadians' votes, now they're going after Canadians' pocketbooks even further. This is the record after eight years of this Liberal-NDP government.
Once again, we call on this government to spike the hike, axe the tax, scrap the carbon tax scam and leave the money in the pockets of hard-working, struggling Canadians after eight years of this government.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.