Business of Supply  I was saddened to hear of seniors who are in their mid-to-late 70s having to go back to work just to make ends meet. They cannot afford this additional carbon tax. They cannot afford to pay their utility bills. They cannot afford to buy groceries. They cannot afford to do the things they once enjoyed. Now, with this additional tax and the burden that this government has placed on our Canadian population, when does it end?

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the real carbon tax is the $83 billion the government is giving to oil companies between now and 2035. At the natural resources committee yesterday, the member for Lakeland responded to that ineptitude by asking the other members not to give the Suncor representative a hard time.

Business of Supply  We have to separate truth from fiction, sense from nonsense, and populism from statecraft. This happened with their carbon tax motion. The Conservatives force us to vote against their motions sometimes when they fill them with too much nonsense. We cannot support a motion that is 90% nonsense and 10% good sense.

Finance committee  I appreciate that. Ms. Callahan, in the transition to that, we talk about food prices. The cost of the carbon tax adds to the trucking bill, adds to the grocery bill. When you check out at the grocery store, it has your tax lines on it. It doesn't have a carbon tax line. That is baked into the price of food inflation, which you alluded to among housing and other things.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  The result: taxpayers are out $28 million, Canada loses out on a powerful source of green energy, and the people of Nova Scotia, who had this environmentally friendly project killed in front of them in Ottawa by bureaucrats, are forced to pay Ottawa's carbon tax now. Bill C-49 will never deliver a dime of renewable revenue to provinces so long as the Liberal government regulates renewable projects like tidal energy out of existence. It will also not deliver revenue from vital offshore drilling projects when the now unconstitutional Bill C-69 enforces impact assessment reviews that last for more than 1,600 days, or when Bill C-55 allows the fisheries minister to select prohibited development areas solely on her call, the power which the legislation today also reaffirms.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  As I mentioned earlier, I have spoken up consistently in support of Canadian resources, both for agriculture and renewable and non-renewable energy. We hear from the government how European countries are onside with Canada's aggressive carbon tax and its anti-oil strategy. It may make them feel good that other ideological governments share their vision, but that is not the reality on the ground. On the political front, we see those governments that continue to push the global green agenda onto its electorate being laid waste.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of inflationary spending and carbon taxes, food prices have skyrocketed, and many Canadians had empty tables at Thanksgiving. That was because of broken Liberal promises and a Liberal-made financial crisis. Canadian grocery CEOs did not commit to meeting the Liberals' lower food prices by Thanksgiving.

Liberal Party of Canada  After eight years of this NDP-Liberal government, Canadians are out of money and this government is out of ideas. Our Conservative leader would axe the tax, the second carbon tax, the tax on the tax and the tariffs on Canadian farmers, and cut the regulations that are adding cost to the food chain. Conservatives know how to talk turkey and Canadians need the hope that we are bringing.

Small Business Week  Unfortunately, after eight years of this NDP-Liberal government, it is now harder than ever for hard-working small business owners to stay open. Tax hikes, red tape, crime, quadrupled carbon taxes and inflation are causing significant hardships. I do not know who is left buying what this government is selling. Most small businesses are barely holding on by their fingernails.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  It is a distraction from the eight-year record of the current NDP-Liberal government, which sees Canadians reeling from the effects of the carbon tax on everything they buy and from food bank usage at the highest rate in 42 years. However, we will not be distracted. Not only do we support the oil and gas industry, but we support the mining industry.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  I would add the premiers of New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador when it comes to the carbon tax and the opposition that the government faces. Just last week, the Supreme Court of Canada found its legislation, Bill C-69, to be unconstitutional. I would think this would give the government and the minister pause when it comes to invoking closure.

Natural Resources committee  Often when we go to other places in the world and hear about how this government is positioning itself as far as carbon taxes and emissions control go, there are places in Europe, of course, where the governments stand up and say, “Yes, we're right onside; we're ready to work with you.” However, that's not the reality on the ground.

Natural Resources committee  I would say that in a relative sense we're on the higher side of that curve, whether it's income taxes, carbon taxes or whatever. As an industry, what we need to do to be competitive and relevant in Canada is to find ways to improve our operations and offset those costs, because our goal is that we're predominantly a Canadian company and we want to thrive and grow here for the long term.

Finance committee  The hospitality industry is built around travel. Right now, we're looking at the impact of the carbon tax, and we're somewhere around 20¢ per litre on gasoline in carbon tax and HST combined. What do you think the impact will be on your industry as that triples? This applies to airline tickets, prices on gasoline and whatnot.

Finance committee  The frustrating point is.... We talk about the fluctuations. There's no fluctuation with the carbon tax. It is imposed now at 14¢ per litre. The other thing to remember here in the province, as well, is the 17¢-per-litre increase on homeowners who heat their homes with oil, and it's going up.