Cost of Living

During members’ statements, a Conservative member raised the cost of living, saying that after 11 years of Liberal taxes and spending, Canadians face rising costs for food, housing and transportation while wages are not keeping up, and that food bank visits have reached an all-time high. He called on the government to pause fuel excise taxes, remove the GST from gas and diesel, and scrap the industrial carbon tax and clean fuel regulations.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

Official text (opens in a new tab)

1 statement

Jacques Gourde, Lévis—Lotbinière

Conservative
“Years of Liberal taxes and spending have made food, housing, and fuel too expensive. The government should pause fuel excise taxes, remove the GST from gas and diesel, and scrap the industrial carbon tax and clean fuel rules.”
Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, after 11 years of Liberal taxes and inflationary spending, Canadians are facing ever-higher costs for food, housing and transportation while their wages are not keeping up. Food banks recorded an all-time high of 2.35 million visits in March, including nearly 776,000 visits by children. Inflation hit 3.1% in September, and gas prices jumped 27.8% in one year. When fuel costs go up, it is farmers, truckers and families who pay the price. Meanwhile, the federal debt continues to weigh heavily on future generations, and interest payments are swallowing up billions of dollars that could be serving Canadians. Conservatives want to put money back into families’ pockets, extend the federal fuel excise tax holiday, eliminate the GST on gas and diesel, scrap the industrial carbon tax and scrap the costly clean fuel regulations. Canadians work hard. Canadians deserve better. They deserve a future Conservative government.

Discussion

No comments yet

See the full discussion

Comment rules

More from sitting 154

  1. Statements by Members Cost of Living 1 statement
  2. Oral Questions The Economy 4 statements
  3. Oral Questions Finance 4 statements
  4. Oral Questions The Economy 4 statements
  5. Oral Questions Official Languages 7 statements
  6. Oral Questions The Economy 10 statements
  7. Oral Questions The Environment 2 statements
  8. Oral Questions Finance 10 statements
  9. Oral Questions Automotive Industry 2 statements
  10. Oral Questions Small Business 8 statements
  11. Oral Questions Veterans Affairs 4 statements
  12. Oral Questions The Economy 2 statements
  13. Oral Questions Finance 2 statements
  14. Oral Questions International Trade 2 statements
  15. Oral Questions Justice 2 statements
  16. Oral Questions Democratic Institutions 4 statements
  17. Private Members' Business Weights and Measures Act 32 statements
  18. Oral Questions Housing 2 statements
  19. Oral Questions Agriculture and Agri-Food 4 statements
  20. Oral Questions Natural Resources 4 statements
  21. Oral Questions Health 7 statements
  22. Government Orders Canadian Space Launch Act 32 statements
  23. Private Members' Business National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act 3 statements
  24. Oral Questions Labour 2 statements