Mr. Speaker, the government did not take the most efficient way of helping gas consumers.
Considering Canada's climate and frigid temperatures for many months each year, heating our homes in the winter is as essential as food and clothing.
Basing the heating expense relief program on data from 1999, with no reference to current heating bills, was an irresponsible way to distribute almost $1.4 billion. If the government wanted to help people with rising heating costs it could have implemented a system that would have actually helped consumers rather than leaving the billpayers out in the cold.
Will the government eliminate the GST from all home heating fuels?