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A debate where the Liberal government and Conservative opposition argued about how best to lower fuel prices for Canadians. The Conservatives proposed eliminating all fuel taxes for the rest of the year, while the Liberals pointed to their existing measures like the 28 cent per litre gas tax reduction. Members also discussed other affordability measures and clean fuel regulations. Much of the debate consisted of members talking past each other and scoring political points rather than substantively engaging with the core issue of high gas prices.

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Andréanne Larouche

Bloc Québécois
“The Conservatives left out a very important detail in their motion. I want to bring up a time when the government sent out checks to buy votes. Quebec had to pay for those checks even though they didn’t get any. It cost Quebec $814 million. I want that money back.”
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Mario Simard

Bloc Québécois
“Gas taxes are good. We can't just cut them! Government needs to "manage" prices directly. Refineries are greedy and we can't trust them. Our price-fixing idea might be better than yours.”
Our translation 74% shorter