“Canada's debt is among the lowest in the G7, and housing costs are down. Farmers already get tax breaks on fuel, carbon, and sales tax. Diesel is still expensive, so I want to know what the member suggests we do to help them.”

“Mr. Speaker, I appreciated my colleague’s comments, but I disagree with a great deal of them. Fundamentally, they are rooted in a story of Canada that is not remotely accurate. Our deficits and debts are among the best in the G7. There is so much work to do, but so much work has already occurred. Rents are down, housing prices are down and we are pushing forward on the affordability agenda with the decision we will hopefully be making at the end of this debate. I would like to talk about farmers. The member mentioned farmers, and I think it is very important that we do so. So much of what we talk about did not impact farmers, at least not the way that it did citizens in cities. They had purple gas. They were not paying the excise taxes at 13¢ provincially. It was four cents in my home province. It was four cents federally. Farming activity is not subject to the industrial carbon tax. Of course, as a business, a farm is not really paying GST in that sense. That is an input credit. Diesel is an expensive input right now, and I want to hear the member’s thoughts on what we can do to support farmers in that sense.”

“The member says we need to cut costs for Canadians right now. I want to know if he will vote for this bill to do that.”

“Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has mentioned that this is an important time to cut costs for Canadians, and I have a simple question: Will he be supporting this bill to do so?”

“We are working together tonight to pass this bill to cut fuel taxes. It is rare to see Conservatives cooperate with us. I want to know if the Conservatives will keep working with us this fall to help Canadians with the cost of living.”

“Mr. Speaker, this evening, I want to recognize that we are working together to pass this bill. This is a good example of what we can accomplish when we work together, something that we are not used to seeing from the Conservative opposition. I would therefore like to know whether this is a sign of things to come in this fall parliamentary session. Will the Conservatives finally understand that Canadians expect us to work together to help them deal with the cost of living? Will the Conservatives now support the various measures that we are putting in place? Is what we are seeing today a shift in the Conservatives’ stance?”

“We are in a trade war that hurts workers and businesses, so our time here is important. Instead of making personal attacks, the member should tell us how she will vote on this bill to lower costs.”

“Mr. Speaker, graciously, over two decades ago, the member joined a group of students visiting Parliament, which I was a part of, and spoke about why the place mattered. It is somewhat of a surprise, at this advanced hour in the House proceedings tonight, to hear a verifiable bedtime story of snakes and ladders, of partisan attacks and personal attacks taking us variously across the globe and the country. Given that we are in the midst of a trade war, we are seeing businesses and workers impacted by tariffs that are unprecedented in any of our lifetimes. Why does the member feel that is an important use of the House’s valuable time, at such an important moment for our country? Maybe she could confirm, on a measure to lower costs for Canadians, how she actually intends to vote on this bill.”

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“The member criticized our economic policies, but her former leader, Stephen Harper, praised them at a recent meeting in Toronto. I want her to explain why she disagrees with him.”

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague is one of the most experienced members of the House in terms of years of service. In fact, she served for nearly a decade on the government side during the Harper years. In her speech, she was quite critical of our government’s economic policies, which aim to strengthen the Canadian economy and make it more resilient. Her former leader, Mr. Harper, spoke at our recent economic summit in Toronto about the value of our government’s economic policies. I would like to hear her thoughts on Mr. Harper’s speech at the recent economic summit in Toronto. I would also like to know how she reconciles her speech tonight with the one Mr. Harper gave in Toronto.”

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