Philip Lawrence on Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1

In the House of Commons on October 4th, 2022. See this statement in context.

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1Government Orders

October 4th, 2022 / 1:15 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Mr. Speaker, the government's tax-and-spend policies will create nothing but more inflation. As we are seeing, the initial exuberance of government spending will quickly be eroded by the corrosive impacts of inflation. If we want to make people poor, then let us spend more money and print more money.

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