Mr. Speaker, no one is surprised the Liberal Prime Minister stole another Conservative idea, but like a typical Liberal, he only took a part of it. The Prime Minister said he was looking for solutions. We put one right in front of him.
Conservatives are calling for all federal fuel taxes to be removed for the rest of this year, including the excise tax, the GST, the Liberal fuel standard and the industrial carbon tax. Canadians would save 25¢ per litre at the pump, and families would save $1,200 just this year.
Instead, the Liberals announced a half-measure and kept all the Liberal fuel taxes in place that are driving up the cost of gas, groceries and transportation. Canadians are paying 20¢ more per litre than the Americans, and the difference is federal Liberal fuel taxes.
Today, Conservatives brought a motion forward to remove all federal taxes for the rest of the year for Canadians. If the Prime Minister is going to steal our ideas, he should at least be willing to steal them whole.