There we have it, Madam Speaker. The party that has been preaching for years about axing the tax did not have the ability to axe the tax yesterday.
Yesterday, we saw a GST holiday passed in the House for Canadians during the hardest time of the year when it comes to stretching their wallets. However, we should not be surprised that the Leader of the Opposition, who, by the way, ran on axing the GST for one month in 2021, was suddenly able to control all of his members. As a matter of fact, one Conservative recently said, “Everybody is being watched. What we say, what we do, who we talk to.” I feel sorry for Conservatives. The reality is that they are unable to vote on behalf of their constituents.
We made a significant advancement yesterday in helping Canadians with affordability. Unfortunately, when the time came to axe the tax, Conservatives were nowhere to be seen.