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Leslyn Lewis

Conservative Haldimand—Norfolk 24 statements translated

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Lewis seeks to defend rural business interests and farmers in Haldimand—Norfolk, advocating for fuel tax removal and opposing the $90-billion Alto rail project. She frequently asserts causal links between government policy and economic downturn, as when she states, “The economy is weakening, inflation is on the rise and Liberal spending is driving up the debt.”Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

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94 / 100 over 23 statements
Signal 89 / 100
Relevance 93 / 100
Respect 100 / 100
Clarity 97 / 100
Loses points more than most for Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.1.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.7 Averaged over the 23 of 24 statements graded so far.

Statements 24

Oral Questions ·

Finance

“Canadians are struggling to pay for gas, groceries, and housing. I want the Prime Minister to stop borrowing and spending so much money.”
Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, after a decade of costly spending, life has never been more expensive for Canadians. Families in this country pay more for gas, groceries and housing. These are costs that they can barely afford. The Prime Minister’s costly budget is just more of the same Liberal policies that have driven millions of Canadians to the food banks, with more government spending, more debt and more taxes. When will the Prime Minister finally end his costly borrowing so that Canadians can afford to live?

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Oral Questions ·

Finance

“The Prime Minister's high spending has doubled deficits, and Canadians cannot afford groceries. Now the government wants to sell off public assets to fund more debt. Does the Prime Minister realize his spending is causing higher debt and costs?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has doubled Trudeau’s deficits, and now Canadians are lining up at food banks and are unable to afford groceries. Now the Liberals want to sell off national infrastructure and put the money into their sovereign debt fund. We have seen this before with the failed Infrastructure Bank, which is losing money and is built on deficits. Does this Prime Minister understand that his spending spree is leaving Canadians with more debt and higher costs?

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“The government's new update shows deficits are growing. News reports say the government might sell public assets like airports to pay for a new fund. I want the Prime Minister to tell us how many public assets he plans to sell to cover his spending.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, this week’s economic update proves that nothing has changed. In fact, the Prime Minister has doubled Justin Trudeau’s soaring deficits and is also doubling down on 10 years of costly credit card budgeting. Now the media reports that the government is considering recycling capital from public assets like airports to put into the new so-called wealth fund. I ask this Prime Minister, how much of Canada’s public assets does he plan to sell to fund more wasteful Liberal spending?

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Statements by Members ·

Fuel Taxes

“High fuel prices make groceries and everyday life cost too much, especially for rural families. I want the government to remove all federal fuel taxes. This would save people 15 cents a litre.”

  • A repeated line

    “Including the industrial carbon tax and the clean fuel standard.”

    Said 10 times by 9 members since April 28.

    Every time it was said
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, one year ago, the Prime Minister promised Canadians affordable groceries. Since then, Canada has become the food inflation capital of the G7. High gas prices are driving up the cost of everything, including commuting, eating and living, yet the Liberals have offered only a drop of relief, cutting a third of taxes for only four months. Meanwhile, families in Haldimand—Norfolk pay more because they travel farther for work, groceries and services. They depend on their vehicles and should not be punished for their rural lifestyle. Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to remove all federal fuel taxes: the excise tax, the GST on gas and diesel, the industrial carbon tax and the fuel standard tax. This would save Canadians an additional 15¢ per litre. There have been enough speeches and rhetoric. It is time to stop taxing Canadians and to start lifting them up.

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