“Mr. Speaker, my colleague is an economist, and I would like him to explain something to us. He touched on it in his speech. The countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, are responding to the current crisis. In this context, why do we need to quickly pass Bill C‑38 to help our constituents?”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 88 wordsthis is indeed a global situation that affects not only Canada, but also all other countries.What is being suggested, whether by the OECD, the International Monetary Fund or even the World Bank, in the face of a shock like the one we are currently experiencing, is that governments respond in a targeted, temporary way.1That is what is happening elsewhere.That is what is happening in some European countries, in Spain, for example, 2and in Germany as well.3These are temporary measures that are lowering fuel prices.Positioning · 3 wordsEveryone wants that.PositioningUnearned certaintyClaims · 11 wordsEveryone assumes that the oil shock is artificial in some way, Unearned certaintyReasoning · 50 wordsbecause it is caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, 4and that eventually this situation will subside and oil prices will return to where they were before, around $60 to $70 a barrel.5Then we will no longer require the kind of assistance that is currently being implemented.
