“The Prime Minister says life is affordable, but that is not true. Food bank visits hit a record high, and prices are still rising too fast. Federal taxes add about 20 cents to every litre of gas. The government spends billions on other things. I want the Prime Minister to cut the gas tax by 20 cents a litre this Thursday.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister stood in the House and said affordability is the best it has been in decades, and we know that is not true. The government said that the debt-to-GDP would go down, and we know that is not true. After a decade of runaway Liberal spending, Canadians cannot keep up. Food banks saw a record 2.35 million visits in a single month, and inflation is above the bank’s target range. Instead of easing the pressure, Ottawa keeps adding to it. Federal taxes still add up to about 20¢ for every litre of gas. Nobody is telling the Prime Minister to change things that are out of his control. He found billions for everything else. Will he find 20¢ a litre for every Canadian on Thursday?”

“The government did not answer my question. Pausing one tax until January does not help families who need relief all year. I am asking again: will the government cut gas taxes by 20 cents a litre in Thursday's budget?”

“Mr. Speaker, I think he read the wrong piece of paper. That was not at all my question. Pausing one tax until January is not relief for Canadians. Canadians need to work and eat all year round. Relief for a portion of the tax for a portion of the year, as the Liberals pad their coffers with windfall profits from the high price of oil, is not actually relief for families. The only thing standing between Canadians and saving them money is political will, so I will ask again slowly: Will he find 20¢ a litre for every Canadian on Thursday?”

“Families are struggling to afford gas and groceries, but the Prime Minister keeps raising fuel taxes. He does not control world prices, but he controls federal taxes. Will the government remove all federal taxes from gas in this week's budget, yes or no?”

“Mr. Speaker, the out-of-touch Liberal Prime Minister said affordability is the best it has been in a decade. I would say that too if I owned shares in Brookfield. While he is hiking gas taxes, families are struggling with whether they can afford groceries or gas this week. We know the Prime Minister does not control world prices, but he does control Liberal taxes on gas, like the clean fuel standard and the excise tax, and the GST on top of that. Will the Liberals listen to Conservatives and remove all federal fuel taxes off gas in their upcoming budget this week, yes or no?”

“Canadians need relief from high gas prices so they have more money for food. I want the government to remove all its taxes on fuel, including the clean fuel standard, the excise tax, and the GST. Will the government do this, yes or no?”

“Mr. Speaker, stalling the economy for two quarters is success to these guys. I would hate to see what failure looks like. Canadians want relief at the pump right now. Conservatives know every dollar that Canadians save at the pump on gas means more money that they can spend on groceries. That is why Conservatives are calling on this incompetent Liberal government to remove all Liberal fuel taxes off gas, including the clean fuel standard, the excise tax and the GST. Will the Liberals grow some compassion and do it, yes or no?”

“A tax on gas makes everything cost more, from driving to buying groceries. Canadians are struggling with basic costs. The government controls taxes and can remove all federal taxes on fuel this Thursday. I want to know if it will.”

“Mr. Speaker, a tax on gas is a tax on everything. It is a tax on driving to work. It is a tax on getting groceries to the store. Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that affordability is the best it has been in over a decade, ordinary Canadians are feeling the pinch. Necessities of life are starting to feel like luxuries. The government can control taxes. It can take all federal taxes off fuel, and it can do it on Thursday. Will it?”

“Canada is spending $58.7 billion on debt interest alone. That money could build hospitals, build homes, or lower taxes. Instead, the government spends it on nothing, and only the Prime Minister's banker friends benefit.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canadians back home are well aware that this is not called “answer period”, and that secretary of state has demonstrated exactly why. The only people better off in this Canada, with these Liberal budgets, are the Prime Minister’s banker buddies. The interest on the debt is $58.7 billion. Now that is money spent on nothing. That could build 60 hospitals. That could build 120,000 housing units. That could give tax relief to Canadians of $6,000. Why are the only ones who are getting ahead the Prime Minister’s buddies?”