“Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague’s speech. At the end, he told us that temporary, targeted measures should be adopted if necessary. Those were the two criteria he mentioned. How does my colleague think that suspending the excise tax on all fuels, which applies to all Canadians, including the top 20% of income earners as well as the wealthiest 1%, qualifies as a targeted measure?”
Statement grade
A
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Average 93 / 100
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Claims 75%Reasoning 25%
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Madam Speaker, Claims · 21 wordsit is, in fact, a temporary measure.It is not as targeted as the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, for example.1Reasoning · 17 wordsHowever, what we lose by having a more targeted measure for fuel prices, we quickly gain back.Vague promiseClaims · 30 wordsThis is something that can be implemented quickly.That is what we did last April, 2and that is what we are continuing to do now.It is quick and temporary.
