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Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“I do not support cutting the gas tax. The government should not spend $43 billion on a pipeline that mostly helps Americans. If we want to help people who need it, we should use that money to raise old age security by $110 a year instead.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is quite surprising to hear an elected official rise and say that there is a connection between giving consumers a break by reducing the tax on gasoline. It is quite surprising when we consider the context, knowing that this government is investing an obscene amount of money, billions of dollars, in the only sector that is not tariffed. If they really want to help the people who need it most, they should increase old age security by $110 a year instead of paying $43 billion for a pipeline. They should take that money and give it to the people who truly need it, instead of supporting an economic sector that generally benefits only Americans. A member must be pretty brainwashed to defend that kind of idea.”
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Mr. Speaker, it is quite surprising to hear an elected official rise and say that there is a connection between giving consumers a break by reducing the tax on gasoline. It is quite surprising when we consider the context, knowing that this government is investing an obscene amount of money, billions of dollars, in the only sector that is not tariffed. If they really want to help the people who need it most, they should increase old age security by $110 a year instead of paying $43 billion for a pipeline. They should take that money and give it to the people who truly need it, instead of supporting an economic sector that generally benefits only Americans. A member must be pretty brainwashed to defend that kind of idea.