Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“The Conservatives need to be more honest with their facts on social media. They shared wrong numbers about gas prices, claiming Canadians pay 22% more than Americans, but gas in Winnipeg was cheaper than in California.”
“Mr. Speaker, with today’s technology, when we look at social media and the ability to be able to communicate through computer and Internet networks, one should be concerned. At the end of the day, when someone promotes and encourages things that are negative, it does have a residual impact. That is why I think the Conservative Party of Canada, the official opposition, needs to be more, I would suggest, responsible in dealing with the facts on a number of different issues. I just cited one that took place yesterday. I could have easily cited another opposition day, when Conservatives were saying that Canadians were paying 22% more for gasoline than Americans. I took a picture of three different gas stations in Winnipeg that were all priced at around $1.55 for a litre, which is a whole lot cheaper than in California, where there are 39 million people.”
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Mr. Speaker, with today’s technology, when we look at social media and the ability to be able to communicate through computer and Internet networks, one should be concerned. At the end of the day, when someone promotes and encourages things that are negative, it does have a residual impact. That is why I think the Conservative Party of Canada, the official opposition, needs to be more, I would suggest, responsible in dealing with the facts on a number of different issues. I just cited one that took place yesterday. I could have easily cited another opposition day, when Conservatives were saying that Canadians were paying 22% more for gasoline than Americans. I took a picture of three different gas stations in Winnipeg that were all priced at around $1.55 for a litre, which is a whole lot cheaper than in California, where there are 39 million people.