Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the Prime Minister's own budget watchdog told the finance committee that the government has a secret economic impact analysis that confirms his conclusion that Canadians pay more than they get back in phony carbon rebate cheques. However, the Prime Minister has put a gag order on the Parliamentary Budget Officer, muzzling him from speaking about the secret report, and covering up the truth.
Now we know that the Prime Minister is intentionally hiding the truth about the carbon tax from Canadians. Instead of being open by default as he promised in 2015, and instead of being transparent with Canadians, the Prime Minister has intentionally hidden facts, stonewalled opposition and gaslit Canadians about the truth of the Liberals' policies, which is that the carbon tax makes everything more expensive for everyone and does nothing to help the environment.
Will the Prime Minister take the muzzle off the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer so Canadians know the truth once and for all? The Prime Minister is not worth the cost of the cover-up. It is time for a common-sense Conservative government that would axe the tax and be honest with Canadians.