Mario Beaulieu

“Canada's economy is doing poorly, and Liberal policies caused this recession. But the Conservatives are exaggerating how bad things are. Does my colleague think that hurts their credibility?”

“Mr. Speaker, it is true that the Canadian economy is not doing well. It is also true that certain Liberal policies have contributed to the fact that we are in a technical recession. However, by painting an overly dire and one-sided picture, are the Conservatives not discrediting themselves? What does my colleague think?”

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“The Conservatives want to end all fuel taxes, which would cost five billion dollars. I want to know if they would also end subsidies for oil companies to make up for that lost money.”

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about how the Conservatives want to eliminate all the fuel taxes. That would cost the government at least $5 billion. Would my colleague support scrapping all of the oil subsidies so that the government can recoup that money?”

“Liberal policies helped cause our current recession. Their immigration policy drove up the cost of housing and public services. Asylum seekers have cost Quebec over $700 million, and the federal government refuses to pay Quebec back. What will the government do about this?”

“Madam Speaker, the Conservatives may be exaggerating a bit, but the fact remains that Liberal policies have in fact contributed to the technical recession we are currently experiencing, although we cannot call it an economic crisis. For example, with their immigration policy that makes no sense whatsoever, they drove up the cost of housing. They also drove up the cost of public services. They do not want to compensate Quebec for that. What does my colleague think about that? What are they going to do for Quebec? The costs relating to asylum seekers are estimated at more than $700 million, and the Liberals are still refusing to pay Quebec for that.”

“The Conservatives have made many decisions that hurt Quebec's economy, including opposing help for our shipyards and aerospace companies. I want to know if the Conservatives will support Quebec's economy in the future.”

“Madam Speaker, I would like to point out that the Conservative Party, both when it was in power and now that it is in the opposition, made several decisions that have been detrimental to Quebec’s economy. Conservative Party MPs opposed including the Davie shipyard in the national shipbuilding strategy, even though Davie is the largest and most efficient shipyard in Canada. They opposed any government aid for Bombardier when the company was seeking cash to finance the C Series aircraft. In the end, the orders were lost to Airbus. They opposed Quebec companies, as in the case of the maritime patrol aircraft proposed by Bombardier... Furthermore, they are fiercely opposed to the energy transition. I want to know if the Conservatives are committed to being more supportive of Quebec’s economy in the future.”

“I want to know what the member thinks about giving billions in subsidies to oil companies and skipping environmental reviews. I think this hurts the fight against climate change and threatens the environment.”

“Madam Speaker, I would like to know what my colleague thinks about the billions of dollars in subsidies that are given to the oil companies, and the decision to waive several environmental assessments. Does she think this will be good for the fight against climate change? Does this not ultimately threaten the entire environment, which, I believe, is very important to her?”

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“This bill gives more subsidies to the oil industry, making it impossible to meet our climate goals. It also wrongly calls hydrogen made from methane 'clean.' What does my colleague think about that?”

“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech. With all the subsidies being given to the oil industry, including under Bill C‑31, which is expanding these subsidies, I think my colleague will agree that it is becoming impossible for the government to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets. On one specific issue, the bill will make it possible to consider producing hydrogen from methane as a form of clean hydrogen, while in Quebec, green hydrogen must be produced using renewable energy. What does my colleague think about that?”

“This budget bill does not help Quebec with the new American taxes on steel and aluminum. We want the government to help pay workers' wages in the hardest-hit areas. I want to know what the Conservatives would do about this.”

“Madam Speaker, the budget implementation bill fails to meet a number of urgent needs in Quebec, as well as elsewhere. In particular, there is the fact that the implementation did not take into account Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on all aluminum- and steel-based products. That affects 25% of products and accounts for a significant proportion of Quebec’s exports. We are proposing a wage subsidy for the most heavily affected sectors. I would like to know what my colleague thinks about that and what the Conservatives would do in such a case.”

“The Liberals are acting like the Conservatives. Cutting the fuel tax mostly helps rich people and oil companies. Gas prices went down a little when the tax was removed, but now they are back up. The oil companies are just using this tax cut to make more money.”

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague called the Conservatives right-wing. Judging from their current policies, the Liberals themselves seem to be drifting further and further right. Eliminating the excise tax primarily benefits the rich. It also benefits oil companies. We know that their supply costs are not going up, because they get their oil from Canada and the U.S., yet they are basing their prices on the global price of a barrel of oil anyway. Prices dropped slightly when the excise tax was suspended, but they have gone back up. How do we know the oil companies did not just take advantage of this measure to increase their credit margins?”

“Cutting fuel taxes mostly helps rich people, and oil companies just raise prices to make more profit. What does my colleague think about that?”

“Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer found that cutting taxes on fuel, such as the excise tax, mainly benefits the wealthiest Canadians, who use more gas. Over time, oil companies tend to raise their prices to increase their profit margins. What does my colleague think about that?”

“Gas prices went right back up after we cut the fuel tax. Oil companies might just be keeping the extra profit. Our oil comes from Canada and the United States, so overseas shortages do not affect us. Why are gas prices still going up?”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate my friend and colleague from Joliette—Manawan. I am not an economist, but we saw gas prices drop slightly when the fuel excise tax was abolished only to go back up to where they were before. Could it be that oil companies are pocketing extra profits? We also know that gas prices are rising even though oil from the Strait of Hormuz does not affect us because we get our oil from Canada and the United States. Why are prices rising when our oil is not from sources that have dried up in the Strait of Hormuz?”

“This bill makes our food supply less safe because it forces inspectors to worry as much about business costs as food safety. What does the member think about that?”

“Mr. Speaker, Bill C-30 will increase food security risks by forcing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to give equal consideration to economic impacts and impacts on our food security. What does my colleague think about that?”