Madam Speaker, I would like to go back to Saskatchewan resident and poverty elimination expert Mr. Gilmer, and I will again read from this article because I think it is quite informing. If the member opposite does not want to listen to Food Banks Canada, perhaps she could listen to food bank workers and poverty elimination experts from her riding, or at least from Regina.
In this case, an advocate says that politicians are disregarding the impact that the Canada carbon rebate has on household finances, particularly for lower income families. They are being “reckless and irresponsible”. The article repeats that “the law to impose a carbon levy [to reduce carbon emissions] was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada” and describes Mr. Gilmer as saying, “when governments get into squabbles, it's usually those with low incomes who take the brunt.”
As we have seen time and time again, the Conservatives are using lower income Canadians as a prop. They are suggesting that policies that are designed to lower our emissions are hurting lower income Canadians, when they are not. Mr. Gilmer said, “We need to make sure the rebate is in place.” I could not agree more with that.