Discussion · Oral Questions
Michael Guglielmin Conservative
“Our countertariffs could cost Canadian consumers $4 billion and push local businesses to move to the United States. We should compete with the Americans, not tax people more. How much will these tariffs cost Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, today we heard the minister keep talking about support packages. Oxford economists have been clear that they may soften the blow, but they will not solve the problem. Economist Trevor Tombe estimates that the government’s countertariffs could cost Canadian consumers $4 billion. Meanwhile, businesses in Vaughan—Woodbridge are facing increased costs to their inputs and being forced to consider relocating south of the border. We should out-compete the Americans, not out-tax them. Can the Prime Minister tell Canadians how much his countertariffs will cost them?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, today we heard the minister keep talking about support packages. Oxford economists have been clear that they may soften the blow, but they will not solve the problem. Economist Trevor Tombe estimates that the government’s countertariffs could cost Canadian consumers $4 billion. Meanwhile, businesses in Vaughan—Woodbridge are facing increased costs to their inputs and being forced to consider relocating south of the border. We should out-compete the Americans, not out-tax them. Can the Prime Minister tell Canadians how much his countertariffs will cost them?