“Gas costs more today than it did ten years ago, even though crude oil was the same price then. I blame Liberal taxes and a weak Canadian dollar for high gas prices, not global problems. I want the government to admit this.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals like to blame global factors for the price at the pump, but that is an illusion. Over 10 years ago, during the Harper years, there were two wars going on in the Middle East, as well as a war in Ukraine. The price of a barrel of oil was also $100 back then, but the price at the pump was $1.35. That is almost 50¢ less than today. The difference lies in the Liberals’ taxes and the weakness of the Canadian dollar under the Liberal Prime Minister. Will the Liberals stop blaming global factors and accept that these are Liberal factors?”

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“The Liberals cannot blame other countries for high housing and gas prices. Gas was 50 cents cheaper when oil prices were higher in 2014. I want the government to cancel fuel taxes for the whole year so people can afford gas.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are selling another illusion by trying to blame the war in Iran for the cost of housing. The homes are here, the land is here, the workers are here and the supplies are here. It is here at home that the costs have gone up. Let us talk about the energy crisis. There was one in 2014, during the Harper years. The global price of oil was even higher than it is today. However, the price at the pump was 50¢ per litre lower. Will the Liberals finally get rid of the Liberal taxes for the entire year so that Canadians can fill up their tanks?”

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“Canadians pay too much tax on work, gas, and beer. Now the government wants to triple taxes on streaming services like Netflix. The government should stop this streaming tax so Canadians can afford it.”

“Mr. Speaker, for 10 years of this Liberal government and this Liberal minister, Canadians have spent more on taxes than on food, clothing and shelter combined. They are taxed when they work. They are taxed to fill up their car to drive to and from work. When they get home and they want to have a beer to take the edge off all the tax, will they pay higher Liberal taxes on that too? We found out late last week that if they turn on Netflix and stream their favourite program, the Liberal government wants to triple the Netflix tax to charge them even more for that. Canadians are already taxed to death. Why will they not follow our lead and get rid of the Netflix tax so that Canadians can stream affordably?”