“Mr. Speaker, there are often times in the House when we can find common ground. I think we can all agree on the fact that a sovereign Canada, a sovereign country, has the right to make decisions on matters within its borders. If someone wants to sell something in Canada, we have the right to make safety, environmental or tax regulations. It is also a fact that Canadians want us to be self-sufficient. We are in a tariff war, as others have mentioned, and we have the right to make decisions accordingly. I am shocked that the Conservatives are calling the Americans our friends when they are imposing unfair tariffs on us. We can, however, agree on the importance of Quebec and Canadian culture. My colleague talked about a geographic injustice, but there is also the matter of the American and anglophone culture flooding in. Would my colleague not agree—”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 129 wordsI agree with my colleague that we can have regulations in Canada and that we can make all kinds of decisions.The problem is that all the decisions the Liberal government has made over the past 11 years have been to impose taxes, fees and all sorts of regulations, left and right, that inevitably have an impact on the cost of the products we consume.This is true for housing, it is true for food, and it is true for gas.It is true for everything.Partly on pointIn this case, we are adding another 15% tax on a product that people consume at the end of the day, often in the evening, watching a movie on Netflix.1The Liberals always find a way to add taxes and make consumers pay.