The Economy   of Wonder bread was $4.40. That is the definition of Liberal hard work. How did we get there? It was with massive inflationary deficits and a carbon tax that is driving up the cost of everything. The fake photo ops of the Prime Minister are not going to fix anything. Will they cut

Small Business Week   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

Liberal Party of Canada   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.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act   Scotians, are suffering under this punishing carbon tax. He wonders how, in heaven's name, the Atlantic Liberals could stand up and vote 23 times for a carbon tax, which they continue to want to raise, punishing Atlantic Canadians for living rurally, mainly living in single family

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act   know what is on the mind of Atlantic Canadians. Those of us who went back to our ridings last week talked to people, and they talked about the carbon tax and the cost of living. We know that the Atlantic Liberals over on that side of the House have voted 24 times in favour

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act   Conservatives, the only party in this House that supports the oil and gas industry in Canada, is just a distraction. 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

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, the minister likes to talk about listening and consulting with Atlantic Canadians, and he has talked about the premier of Nova Scotia. I would add the premiers of New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador when it comes to the carbon tax

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

Natural Resources committee   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

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question will be for Mr. Foley. 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

Finance committee  As well, Mr. Foley, I guess a lot of your members burn a lot of propane. How do you think the carbon tax is impacting the cost of the energy used in their daily operations?

Finance committee  Do you think your members in the hospitality industry have much of an alternative to using fossil fuels right now? Do you think there are other readily-available sources of fuel that could replace fossil fuels right now, or do you think the carbon tax is just a tax?

Finance committee  Yes, and the wind brings the oxygen. We had a witness previously who talked about the high cost of shipping goods here and the ultimate impact to the consumer. What do you think the effect of the carbon tax is to the end-user, to your members?

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Bonnell. On yellowtail flounder, your operation consumes a lot of fuel. What has the cost been, or what is your projected annual cost—I don't know if you know that figure or not—of the clean fuel standard, or carbon tax number two, on your operation at OCI?

Finance committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. Mr. Warren, I want to build on Mr. Rogers' comments here. 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