Philip Lawrence at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 28th, 2024. See this statement in context.

March 28th, 2024 / 12:20 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Thank you, Premier Smith, for being here today. We appreciate your time.

My question will focus on the carbon tax and productivity. Of course, Canada is, as the Governor of the Bank of Canada said, in a productivity crisis, and one shining exception is Alberta. The average GDP, for example, per hour is about $50. In the energy sector in Alberta, it's $500. My concern is that the carbon tax and other actions by this federal government are putting sand in the gears of our economy and slowing down our productivity when we can least afford it.

Would you share my concern?

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