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View Dan Albas Profile
CPC (BC)
Mr. Speaker, throughout this past winter a record number of my constituents shared their home heating bills with me.
They did this because in British Columbia, which has signed on to the Liberals' pan-Canadian agreement to raise carbon taxes, the price of the carbon tax can be higher than the commodity cost of the gas. For an 87-year-old senior on a fixed income, a $150 monthly power bill hits hard.
Today we learn from the Parliamentary Budget Officer that the Liberals' carbon tax is a total failure. It will not meet the Paris targets the government likes to boast about. We are told the carbon tax will need to be massively increased. lt will literally need to be five times higher.
I have constituents who cannot afford the current carbon tax. A massive carbon tax increase will cause serious hardship. I implore the Liberals to come clean and tell Canadians how much more carbon tax they will impose if re-elected. Canadians have a right to know.
View Sylvie Boucher Profile
CPC (QC)
Mr. Speaker, we have finally reached the end of this government's first term in office. Unfortunately, it has cost taxpayers dearly. The Prime Minister has made the cost of living much too high for Canadian families, but he thinks they will forget all about that by October 21.
In addition to raising taxes, he eliminated tax credits for public transit and children's fitness.
Why do Canadians always have to pay more when the Liberals are in power?
View Justin Trudeau Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Justin Trudeau Profile
2019-06-12 14:49 [p.28991]
Mr. Speaker, over the past four years, we have lowered costs for middle-class families by $2,000 by lowering their taxes and increasing taxes for the wealthiest one per cent. We introduced the Canada child benefit, which gives more money to nine out of 10 families and has raised 300,000 children out of poverty. We also announced improved benefits for seniors and investments in housing and public transit. All of these measures have helped families, created a million new jobs and led to the lowest—
View Mark Strahl Profile
CPC (BC)
View Mark Strahl Profile
2019-06-12 14:51 [p.28991]
Mr. Speaker, the privileged Prime Minister is simply out of touch with everyday Canadians, which is why he found it so easy to cut their take-home pay by raising payroll taxes, take away their tax credits for textbooks, transit and kids' arts and sports, and slap a carbon tax on everything, making their gas, groceries and heating bills soar.
Canadian families do not have a trust fund to fall back on, and under the Liberal government, they are struggling just to make ends meet.
Why is the Prime Minister so hell-bent on making their lives more expensive?
View Justin Trudeau Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Justin Trudeau Profile
2019-06-12 14:51 [p.28991]
Mr. Speaker, four years later and the Conservatives are still reduced to personal attacks and inventing things.
The first thing we did was lower taxes on the middle class and raise them on the wealthiest 1%. We then delivered a Canada child benefit that helps nine out of 10 Canadian families with hundreds of dollars tax-free every month. This benefit has lifted 300,000 kids out of poverty as part of our plan that has lifted 800,000 Canadians out of poverty.
We continue to grow the economy, with over one million new jobs, while at the same time having a low—
View Mark Strahl Profile
CPC (BC)
View Mark Strahl Profile
2019-06-12 14:52 [p.28992]
Mr. Speaker, the facts do not lie. Half of Canadian families are within $200 of not being able to pay their bills each month. One-third of Canadian families are unable to cover their payments and are falling further into debt.
The Prime Minister has never had to worry about his own money, but Canadian families do. They do not have an extra $60 to pay for a pack of boxed water, and they certainly cannot afford $1.60 a litre for gas.
When will the out-of-touch Prime Minister stop making life more expensive for Canadian families, which, under the Liberal government, are struggling just to get by?
View Justin Trudeau Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Justin Trudeau Profile
2019-06-12 14:53 [p.28992]
Mr. Speaker, the member opposite likes to talk about facts, so let us talk about some facts.
Fact: the lowest unemployment rate in Canada in 40 years.
Fact: Canadians have created one million jobs over the last four years.
Fact: 300,000 kids have been lifted out of poverty.
Fact: 825,000 Canadians have been lifted out of poverty.
We have made investments in infrastructure and in communities, investments that have made lives more affordable and better for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. That is a fact.
View Alain Rayes Profile
CPC (QC)
View Alain Rayes Profile
2019-06-10 14:24 [p.28807]
Mr. Speaker, the reality is that, over the past four years under the Liberal government, the cost of living has steadily increased.
Canadian families have been paying an average of $800 more a year since the Liberals took office. The Liberals even abolished the public transit tax credit and the children's sports and culture tax credits.
Will the government stop taking more and more money out of taxpayers' pockets?
View David Lametti Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Speaker, my colleague's basic assumptions are incorrect.
A typical middle-class family of four is receiving an average of $2,000 more a year thanks to the Canada child benefit. The debt-to-GDP ratio is clearly on a downward track. We have control over our finances, something the previous government never managed to do in 10 years.
View Jagmeet Singh Profile
NDP (BC)
View Jagmeet Singh Profile
2019-06-10 14:25 [p.28807]
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals like to make grand statements about the economy, but the fact is, people are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find affordable housing and pay for cell service. A survey has shown that half of all Canadians are $200 away from a personal financial crisis.
When will the Liberals realize that people deserve a lot better than that?
View Jean-Yves Duclos Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Jean-Yves Duclos Profile
2019-06-10 14:26 [p.28807]
Mr. Speaker, an outstanding proportion of Canadians are benefiting from our measures. Indeed, eight out of 10 families are going to receive more thanks to our climate change initiative. Since July 2016, nine out of 10 families are receiving the Canada child benefit, which makes a huge difference in their lives. They are receiving $500 tax free every month. We are also making investments in housing and child care. In 2019, we need everyone to contribute. Not only is this good for the economy, but it will also help reduce poverty. There has been a more than 20% drop in poverty over the last two years alone.
View Richard Martel Profile
CPC (QC)
View Richard Martel Profile
2019-06-10 14:32 [p.28808]
Mr. Speaker, middle-class taxes have gone up by $800 per family. According to accounting firm MNP, nearly half of all Canadians are within $200 of not being able to pay their bills. Canadians cannot afford higher taxes to cover the Liberals' deficits.
Everyone knows the government will have to raise taxes. When will the Minister of Finance admit it?
View Joël Lightbound Profile
Lib. (QC)
View Joël Lightbound Profile
2019-06-10 14:32 [p.28808]
Mr. Speaker, it is important to be clear for our viewers' sake. I know the Conservatives do not like international organizations but, last summer, the OECD, a totally impartial international organization, reported that the average Canadian family has $2,000 more now than it had under the previous government. That is because of progressive policies such as the Canada child benefit.
With respect to his previous question about debt, it is important to note that Conservative governments have been responsible for 72% of all the debt Canada has ever incurred. Stephen Harper's government incurred $150 billion worth of debt.
We will take no lessons from anyone.
View Pierre Poilievre Profile
CPC (ON)
View Pierre Poilievre Profile
2019-06-10 14:35 [p.28809]
Mr. Speaker, I invite him to campaign for the next election on making gas prices, home heating prices and grocery prices thousands of dollars more expensive for families in his riding.
The reality is that the out-of-control promise-breaking deficits of the government will lead to higher taxes down the road. There is no question. Canadians are already paying $800 per family more in income tax than when the government took office. However, the worst is yet to come.
Why will the Liberals not admit that if they are re-elected, they will take more from Canadians when they no longer need voters' votes, but still need their money?
View Jennifer O'Connell Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Jennifer O'Connell Profile
2019-06-10 14:36 [p.28809]
Mr. Speaker, the worst already came. It was the 10 years of the Harper Conservative government.
Thankfully, our plan has been focused on Canadians. A typical Canadian family is actually $2,000 better off. The Conservatives do not want to base their questions on facts. They want to scare Canadians because they know they cannot run on their record.
On the other hand, the Liberals can because we are focused on Canadians. We have one of the best economies in the G7. We are focused on making life more affordable. The Conservatives focus on power, helping their wealthy friends and on polices like Doug—
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