Discussion · Government Orders
Ellis Ross Conservative
“Conservatives asked to pause the fuel tax more than a year ago because people could not afford to live. The Liberals are now acting like it was their own idea. I want the member to explain why Conservatives first came up with this plan to cut taxes.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are acting like they discovered plutonium here and like this is the first time the idea has been brought up to actually suspend a tax that would reduce the cost of fuel. However, when I look at the debate record, Conservatives have been asking this for well over a year. It came from listening to the stories of people who just could not afford life. However, this tax we are talking about is just one component of what it means to have an affordable life. Can I ask the member to talk about why the Conservatives came up with this idea to suspend taxes and cut them out altogether?”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are acting like they discovered plutonium here and like this is the first time the idea has been brought up to actually suspend a tax that would reduce the cost of fuel. However, when I look at the debate record, Conservatives have been asking this for well over a year. It came from listening to the stories of people who just could not afford life. However, this tax we are talking about is just one component of what it means to have an affordable life. Can I ask the member to talk about why the Conservatives came up with this idea to suspend taxes and cut them out altogether?