Carbon Tax  Mr. Speaker, four years ago our Conservative government campaigned against the Liberal Party's plan to impose a job-killing carbon tax on Canadians. In that campaign Canadians agreed with us and sent us back to this place with a strengthened mandate. A year ago, our

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the motion before us touches on many aspects of the work that our government has been doing to benefit hard-working Canadian families. I wonder if my colleague could comment on how these benefits contrast with the NDP's plan to impose a job-killing carbon tax.

The Environment   on carbon”. Our Conservative government completely rejects the NDP policy of putting a price on carbon. The NDP policy is a job-killing carbon tax that would increase the price of everything, including gas, groceries and electricity. What is really dangerous about the comments from

The Environment   on carbon”. In March, the NDP leader even stated that he would have a cap-and-trade program that would produce billions. The promise of a job-killing carbon tax can also be found on page 4 of the NDP's platform. It wants to raise $21 billion in revenue from this new tax scheme

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the House was reminded of comments from the NDP's natural resources critic, the member for Burnaby—New Westminster, who supports the NDP leader's job-killing carbon tax. The NDP member and the party opposite may know that this week is National Forest

Business of Supply  , were lifted out of poverty. Whether it is adults, children or seniors poverty, Canadians have never been better off than under our strong, stable, national Conservative government. However, I can assure this House that a $21 billion job-killing carbon tax would not help Canada's

Carbon Tax  Mr. Speaker, let me take a few moments to set the facts right and remind all Canadians what the NDP members opposite have said about their plans with respect to a job-killing carbon tax. The NDP leader said, of course, that he has “a cap-and-trade system that...will produce

Business of Supply   for Canadians to get more money working than they would if they were to collect EI alone. We will continue to work to ensure that it is always better for Canadians to work than not. What we will not do though is allow the NDP to impose a job-killing carbon tax that would ensure

Business of Supply   Canadians can learn about job vacancies and be considered for positions before employers hire foreign workers. While it is clear that this Conservative government's focus is on jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, the NDP and its leader are fixated on a job-killing carbon tax

Business of Supply   that keeps more money in the pockets of EI claimants who are looking for work. Unlike the NDP's job-killing carbon tax, which would take more money out of their pockets in the form of a $21 billion tax. Our government is committed to making targeted common sense changes to the EI program

New Democratic Party of Canada   of thousands of jobs in Canada's resource industries. Not to worry, the NDP leader has a prescription: higher taxes. The NDP leader has a plan to impose a new $21 billion job-killing carbon tax that would raise the price of everything. Canadians already pay enough taxes and do not want

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to stand up against the NDP's job-killing carbon tax, which will increase the cost of gasoline, groceries and electricity. Our government has been clear that we will never put a tax on carbon. Canadians can continue to count on our

Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada   than the $21 billion the NDP is banking on. The NDP leader opposite can deny it all he wants, but his words are clear. The NDP would hit Canadians with a job-killing carbon tax that would drive up the cost of gas, groceries and electricity.

Business of the House   chances already this fall to articulate to the House and to all Canadians how it will implement its $21.5 billion job killing carbon tax that it will finally choose this as its subject for debate. I hope the NDP members will seize that opportunity and let Canadians know once

Firefighters   address the House and not hear the words, “$21 billion job-killing carbon tax”. I am sure she is in the woodshed behind the PMO now for not having taken the opportunity to throw that one out there.