“Conservatives only complain about high prices, but our government is actually lowering costs. We cut income taxes for 22 million Canadians and lowered taxes on fuel, carbon, alcohol, and business investments.”

“Mr. Speaker, perhaps I should say that, if we are focused on illusions, the Conservatives are delusional. I am thinking of a group therapist I could refer to them. While Conservatives wail and scream in the House every day and claim to care about affordability, our government is taking tangible measures and steps toward cutting taxes and alleviating the cost of living pressures on Canadians. We have suspended the excise tax on fuel, cut the consumer carbon tax, cut the income tax for 22 million Canadians, capped the excise tax on alcohol, cut taxes for mineral and critical mineral exploration, cut taxes for businesses to invest in—”

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  “We have suspended the excise tax on fuel.”

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“Gas prices are high because of a war in Iran. They do not seem to understand this.”

“Mr. Speaker, the reason for high gas prices is a war in Iran. They do not seem to understand this— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

“Oil prices are up because of conflict in the Middle East, which took one fifth of the world's oil off the market. Meanwhile, Canada cut fuel taxes by 28 cents over the past year to lower prices.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives appear to have omitted the basic fact of why oil prices have spiked, and that is that we have a conflict in the Middle East, in Iran. The Strait of Hormuz is presently closed, taking 20% of global oil capacity off of the market. Canada, for its part, has reduced the price of fuel by reducing taxes by 28¢ over the last year.”

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