Finance committee  Yes, absolutely. Any pollution should come at a cost. Pollution has a huge impact on society, so putting a price on pollution only sends the right message about the changes that need to be made in our society. Specifically, the carbon tax has been shown to be the most

Finance committee  It shouldn't be, anyway. I have just one minute left, so I'm going to continue on the same subject. Why is the U.S. approach less effective than a carbon tax?

Finance committee  Absolutely. Including people in this process also means businesses must then adapt to respond to what people are asking for. Obviously, if a carbon tax is in place and people change their behaviour, it will also encourage the use of less polluting alternatives in return. So we

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the Conservative Party's pollution pricing flip-flop. In 2007, the Harper government proposed a $15 carbon tax. In 2008, that same government promised to introduce a cap-and-trade system. In 2011, the Conservatives ditched that idea along

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the news from the PBO this morning is shocking: a second carbon tax that would add another 17¢ on a litre of gas, increasing it from 41¢ to 61¢. As the adage goes, fool me once, shame on me; fool me twice, shame on you. Canadians are no fools, and the government

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the finance minister has been dodging questions about her second carbon tax ever since she came back to work. Now, we finally have the answer, thanks to the PBO. This additional 17¢ a litre is even going to be charged on fuel used by our fishermen. For families

Carbon Pricing   change. Still, he has the nerve to say that everything is fine. What the minister in 58th place is saying does not hold up. It gets worse. Today, the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed in a report that the second Liberal carbon tax will cost Quebec families an average of $436

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, Liberal inflation has made it so that Canadians' paycheques are no longer stretching far enough to make ends meet. The Liberals already have a carbon tax that has raised the cost of gas by 41¢ a litre. Now we find out that they are going to add another tax on top

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I would to encourage the Minister of Environment to go talk to a farmer, because I have not spoken to a single one who supports the first carbon tax, let alone carbon tax number two. The agriculture minister admitted yesterday that she has no idea what impact

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, here is the problem: The minister has no idea what impact carbon tax 2.0 is going to have on the cost of food: the cost to farmers, the cost to transport that food, or the cost for Canadians to actually buy that food. The first carbon tax is already sending

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' failed carbon tax has not achieved one environmental target they set. They need to get out of their ideological bubble and talk to real Canadians who drive for a living. They need to talk to truck drivers, delivery drivers, cab drivers and some farmers

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the new carbon tax will cost the average Quebec household another $436. That will come right out of Quebeckers' pockets. More and more people are having trouble paying for groceries and putting gas in the tank. They have to make tough choices to get by. For eight

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, that is 17¢ per litre. The new clean fuel regulations are going to cost Quebeckers $436 more per year. That is the second carbon tax that the minister does not seem to want to repeat. No one believes this minister when he says that it does not cost Quebeckers more

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, carbon tax scam one costs on average $1,500 net on Canadian families after phony rebates. The Liberals just pile drove Canadians with a second scam that will cost Canadians another $500 without any rebates. They hid the facts, but their own budgeting officer exposed

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Prime Minister, Canadians' lives have become more unaffordable. They already have one Liberal carbon tax that is costing Canadians 41¢ per litre. Now there is a second carbon tax that will cost Canadians 17¢ per litre. Once tax is added