Discussion · Adjournment Proceedings
Andrew Lawton Conservative
“The member used to defend the carbon tax, but now he takes credit for removing it. If the government cares about high costs, it should remove all federal fuel taxes for the whole year.”
“Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate my colleague from the north’s acknowledgement of the problem. I did find it a little odd that he touted the government’s removal of the consumer carbon price, when in 2024 he actually devoted a member statement, a rare opportunity to rise in the House on any subject of our choosing, to defending the carbon tax. It is funny that he is now getting up to claim credit for dismantling it. If the Liberal government truly does acknowledge these concerns, truly realizes the affordability crisis facing Canadians, why will it not get rid of all federal taxes on fuel and give Canadians full relief for the entirety of the year?”
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Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate my colleague from the north’s acknowledgement of the problem. I did find it a little odd that he touted the government’s removal of the consumer carbon price, when in 2024 he actually devoted a member statement, a rare opportunity to rise in the House on any subject of our choosing, to defending the carbon tax. It is funny that he is now getting up to claim credit for dismantling it. If the Liberal government truly does acknowledge these concerns, truly realizes the affordability crisis facing Canadians, why will it not get rid of all federal taxes on fuel and give Canadians full relief for the entirety of the year?