Discussion · Oral Questions
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
“Gas costs much more in Canada now than it used to, even though world oil prices are lower. I blame the government's taxes and the weak Canadian dollar for this. I want the Prime Minister to change these policies so people can afford gas.”
“Mr. Speaker, there was a world energy crisis, and wars in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, but at the very moment that oil hit $100 a barrel all around the world, here in Canada it was only $1.38 at the pump. Those were the Harper days in 2014. Today, with oil prices being lower on a worldwide level, gas prices are over 40¢ a litre higher. Those are not world impacts; those are Liberal impacts. Will the Prime Minister reverse his policies of high Liberal taxes and a weak Canadian dollar, so Canadians can afford to fill up at the pump?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, there was a world energy crisis, and wars in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, but at the very moment that oil hit $100 a barrel all around the world, here in Canada it was only $1.38 at the pump. Those were the Harper days in 2014. Today, with oil prices being lower on a worldwide level, gas prices are over 40¢ a litre higher. Those are not world impacts; those are Liberal impacts. Will the Prime Minister reverse his policies of high Liberal taxes and a weak Canadian dollar, so Canadians can afford to fill up at the pump?