“Families in my riding are struggling with high gas prices. I want the government to stop taxing fuel so much. That would help families a lot. They need real relief, not the small temporary help the Prime Minister offers.”
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A debate where MPs should have discussed high fuel taxes and their impact on regular citizens. Instead, the only substantive statement was the Conservatives complaining about how high fuel prices are hurting their constituents. The rest of the 'debate' was taken up with the usual assortment of procedural squabbling and irrelevant tangents.