Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“The Conservatives try to take credit for cutting fuel taxes, but our Prime Minister brought in that tax relief to help Canadians. Manitoba's premier did the same thing. I want the member opposite to agree that cutting these taxes is simply about helping people.”
“Mr. Speaker, at times the Conservatives need a reality check, quite frankly. At the end of the day, they like to take credit for the excise tax relief. I can tell the member opposite that the new Prime Minister, who was elected 18 months ago, recognized the importance of giving tax relief to Canadians. This is not the only government that has done that. Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, did it a number of years ago. The Conservatives say it is a Conservative idea, but in reality it was a good idea, and it was a good thing for the Prime Minister of Canada, after getting elected, to give that tax break, because we are trying to help Canadians. That is what it is all about. Would the member not agree that it is about helping Canadians?”
Mr. Speaker, at times the Conservatives need a reality check, quite frankly. At the end of the day, they like to take credit for the excise tax relief. I can tell the member opposite that the new Prime Minister, who was elected 18 months ago, recognized the importance of giving tax relief to Canadians. This is not the only government that has done that. Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, did it a number of years ago. The Conservatives say it is a Conservative idea, but in reality it was a good idea, and it was a good thing for the Prime Minister of Canada, after getting elected, to give that tax break, because we are trying to help Canadians. That is what it is all about. Would the member not agree that it is about helping Canadians?