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Tim Hodgson

Liberal on Taxation 2026-11-02

Replying to Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the member had trouble following what is a very clear and direct path to make life affordable. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and the straight line is this. They get rid of all taxes on gas and immediately start saving people 20¢ a litre. They cancel the reinstallation of the excise tax and it goes up to almost 30¢ a litre. That will save a Canadian family $1,200. This is an immediate action the government can take to save money for Canadians. Will it do it in the budget?”

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Mr. Speaker, let me help the member opposite. He could have voted for the groceries and essentials benefit and saved a family of four $1,900. He could have voted for the child benefit and saved families $7,000 a year. He could have voted for child care and saved families $16,000 a year. He could have voted for a tax cut and saved families another $840 a year. He voted against every single one of those affordability measures. We will take no lessons from him on affordability.