Discussion · Oral Questions
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
“The Prime Minister adds 20 cents a litre to gas prices, and that money helps American energy companies. This hurts single mothers, seniors, and small businesses. I want the Prime Minister to remove his gas taxes so Canadians can afford to eat.”
“Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister actually believed that, he would stand up and say it himself. The question was about the 20¢ a litre he adds to the price of gas, including with a tax that takes money out of the pockets of hard-working Canadians to subsidize American biodiesel and biogas firms. In the middle of a trade dispute that the Prime Minister has been unable to solve here at home, he drives up the costs for single moms, seniors and small business people to subsidize the Americans. Enough is enough. There are real problems here at home. Will the Prime Minister take his taxes off gas so Canadians can afford to eat?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister actually believed that, he would stand up and say it himself. The question was about the 20¢ a litre he adds to the price of gas, including with a tax that takes money out of the pockets of hard-working Canadians to subsidize American biodiesel and biogas firms. In the middle of a trade dispute that the Prime Minister has been unable to solve here at home, he drives up the costs for single moms, seniors and small business people to subsidize the Americans. Enough is enough. There are real problems here at home. Will the Prime Minister take his taxes off gas so Canadians can afford to eat?