Pierre Poilievre
Battle River—Crowfoot, Alberta · Conservative · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, for over a century and a half, Canadians took for granted that when people came here from around the world, they left their problems behind.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the constituents of Battle River—Crowfoot in communities like Amisk, Hardisty, Hughenden, Czar, Metiskow and Lougheed and the MDs of Wainwright, Provost and Flagstaff, who have all raised significant concerns about problems with cellphone coverage and data service, adding to already limited connectivity in…”
“Mr. Speaker, I will tell the member what we are for. We are for an affordable Canada, a Canada with growing paycheques and safer streets, which is the exact opposite of what the Prime Minister has delivered. This is his record: Count them; there have been five consecutive quarters of declining investment.”
“Mr. Speaker, do people know why the Prime Minister cannot stand to answer a question in the House of Commons? It is because he has been wrong about every single economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong to push bigger and broader carbon taxes. He was wrong to say that we should keep half our oil in the ground.”
“Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberal Prime Minister promised he would increase it.”
“Mr. Speaker, at least the Liberals listened for once. I explained to them that houses are built by plumbers, electricians and carpenters, and the members stood up and said that the building trades build homes. We know who builds homes, but do we know who blocks homes? The Liberals block homes.”
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“We have seen 3,000 job losses in Brampton, where I had the the honour of standing in the rain with the great Unifor workers who were locked out of their facility; 1,200 at the GM CAMI plant; 500 at GM's plant in Oshawa; and 725 at Paccar in Quebec. We can blame President Trump's unfair tariffs, and we do, but the question is this: What are we doing about what we can control? As the Prime Minister said, and he is right on this point, no one can control what President Trump does or says. I agree with the Prime Minister. What we can control is what we do on this side of the border. Here is what the Prime Minister 's response is. He wants to take $2.3 billion away from Canadian taxpayers, including Canadian auto workers, and spend it on a subsidy that goes exclusively to foreign-made, especially American-made, cars.”
“There have been grand speeches, announcements and signing ceremonies of unenforceable declarations. It is all an illusion. Look at the results. He promised to negotiate a win with the U.S. by July 21. There is still no win, still no deal and still no jobs. He promised that we would have the strongest growth in the G7. Our economy is now shrinking, according to Bloomberg. He promised affordable food, but grocery prices are now rising faster in Canada than in any other G7 country. Real GDP in automotive manufacturing fell by 10% in November. He promised auto jobs. He has lost 5,000 of them. In fact, manufacturing is down 37,000 jobs since he took office promising to make Canada strong, and 5,000 of those jobs are in automotive production.”
“We have the resources and the workforce that no other country can match, yet after 10 years of the Liberal government, we have had the worst economic growth in the G7, the worst productivity and the worst investment track record. Five hundred billion dollars of net investment has fled our country for the United States of America, as Liberal taxes and anti-development policies drive investors stampeding out of our country. Automotive production under the Liberal government has fallen by half, from roughly 2.2 million cars a year to 1.2 million. All of that happened while the present-day Liberal finance minister was actually the industry minister. The new government looks an awful lot like the old government. The Liberal Prime Minister promised that he would be different. Here we are, a year later, and what do we have?”
“We must unleash the production of steel, aluminum, plastic, minerals and other production for which we should have a massive natural advantage. Then and only then, Canadian paycheques would grow. Then and only then, Canada would be affordable and autonomous. Then and only then, would we restore the industrial powerhouse that used to characterize the Canadian economy. We have a plan as Conservatives to bring about that industrial powerhouse and the affordable made-in-Canada vehicles I just described. It is a plan for quick permits, low-cost energy and low taxes, a plan to make this the biggest and most open economy anywhere in the world in which to produce, to make, to fix, to move, to dig and to deliver for Canadian consumers.”
“Mr. Speaker, I understand we are leading 4-0 in the big game today. We are truly team Canada, as we can see from the beautiful jersey right behind me. Imagine if we could be team Canada when it comes to automotive purchases and production. Imagine the satisfaction someone would have if they drove their new car off the lot knowing that not only did they get a great price for a great automobile so they can do their full-time job as a chauffeur taking their kids to their hockey games, but that every penny from their purchase went to support Canadian workers, to put food on the tables of Canadian families, to buy Canadian steel, Canadian aluminum, Canadian plastic and Canadian-assembled automobiles. That is the mission. That is how we make our country affordable, safe and strong. We must reindustrialize our country.”
“As the great psalm said, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you are with me [O Lord]”.”
“There is no partisanship on this day, and that includes the work that we give in support of our emergency first responders, who will, of course, be traumatized but will be carrying out continued efforts on behalf of the community. To the RCMP, we will support you in your work as you gather up the facts, complete your investigation and, in good time, at the appropriate moment, make all the facts known to Canadians. We commit ourselves to being present for all those who have lost so much, long after the limelight is gone but while the grief remains. To those who suffer today, we offer you our prayers, and for all those who do pray, I ask you to share a prayer with the wonderful people of this amazing town.”
“Know that all of us stand with you. To the courageous police, paramedics, firefighters and other first responders, to the staff who risked their lives to save their kids, thank you for your incredible courage. All of us owe you a permanent debt of gratitude. To the pastors, the priests, the clergy and the medical and mental health professionals whose daunting task now is to bind up the wounds, may God be with you in your work. On behalf of the official opposition, as I told the Prime Minister moments ago, we will be with you, with the provincial leaders, with local government, and we will do everything we can to support this community through this hardship. We all stand together.”
“[ English ] To the families who have lost loved ones, there are no words that can comfort or verses that can console. All we have are the words of all members of this House that we are with you, and that in the memories you carry of your loved ones, they will live on in this world even after they have passed into the next one. To the young people who were in that school, I have had indirect accounts shared with me and I cannot even imagine what you witnessed or the horrors to which you have borne witness. I cannot comfort you or heal those wounds, other than to say that the whole nation wraps its arms around you. To the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canadians across the land are thinking of you. The world is thinking of you. We know that in your small, tight-knit community, grief spreads across families, workplaces, churches and friend groups.”
“Nine lives were stolen, 25 injured, nine families devastated, an entire community in grief. That community is the best of Canada, a community of miners and loggers, hard-working people, hearty, strong, the kind of people who fight their own battles but never hesitate to help a neighbour in need. They are the backbone of this nation. Behind every number is a name, a child, a friend, a teacher, a neighbour, a family member, each with a story, for as the rabbi said, each life is its own universe. (1415) [ Translation ] As a father, I can only imagine the phone call or visit that brought the news, the panic, the helplessness and the heartache that followed. No parent should ever have to fear that their child will not return home from school. No parent should ever bury their own child.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the Prime Minister for his eloquent words, which I am sure are words he never wanted to deliver on the floor of this chamber. As fathers, we both know the feeling of sending our kids to school, hoping they will play and perform, laugh and learn, but most of all, come home to us and our loving arms at night. Sure, there is the odd skinned knee or sore belly when they get back, but that is usually the worst of our concerns. Yesterday, as we were tucking our kids in, I got a terrible phone call from the member of Parliament who represents Tumbler Ridge, telling me that a shooting had occurred and though the details were not yet well known, it was going to be bad. Those details have come in. Children who should have been thinking about homework and hockey were instead thrown into terror, grief and unbearable uncertainty.”
“Mr. Speaker, the auto workers are waiting for it. They are waiting for their jobs, but the Prime Minister is subsidizing electric vehicles whose sales are in full collapse and that are made outside of Canada. Imagine being an auto worker looking at high taxes on his severance after he has lost his job and knowing that billions of those dollars will be going to subsidize vehicles made in the very country that tariffed him out of work. Why does the Prime Minister not find his elbows, do the right thing for a change and actually take the taxes off Canadian-made automobiles, not subsidize foreign ones?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has done none of those things. By the way, all those numbers are up compared to when the previous Conservative government was in office. On to jobs for Canadians, our auto workers are losing their jobs in Ingersoll, in Oshawa and elsewhere because of American tariffs. The Prime Minister is helping the U.S. take away these jobs by forcing Canadian taxpayers to spend $2.3 billion on subsidies for American and other foreign-made electric vehicles. Why not scrap this subsidy for foreign-made vehicles and take taxes off vehicles made here in Canada?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is blocking his own bills and failing to move ahead because Liberals do not want to repeal Liberal bail, Liberal house arrest and Liberal immigration. However, we have a motion before the House of Commons today. It would, one, bar non-citizens convicted of a serious offence from claiming refugee status; two, bar the same people who have been charged from claiming refugee status, and three, stop judges from giving sentencing discounts to people because they are from abroad. Which of these three things does the Prime Minister oppose? If there is none, why obstruct?”
“Mr. Speaker, now the Prime Minister is claiming it is the official opposition who lowered the dollar, another excuse from a man whose results do not live up to his rhetoric. The same is true on crime. After 10 years of Liberals, extortion is up 333% because of lax Liberal laws and immigration, and now Liberals are obstructing a solution. Today, we are proposing a motion to ensure that no one accused or convicted of a crime can claim refugee status. Will the Prime Minister stop obstructing the motion so we can kick extortionists out and bring safety to our system?”
“Mr. Speaker, I am hearing some good slogans, but I am not hearing an answer. Yes, I do appreciate a good slogan, but the fact is that the Prime Minister is the one who said that the dollar is weak. The Prime Minister is the one who cannot explain why, one year into his term, food inflation has doubled and grocery prices are rising faster in Canada than in any other G7 country. I will ask again. Can the Prime Minister explain why Canadians are being forced to watch as prices rise faster here in Canada than anywhere else in the G7?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve affordable groceries. Last week, I asked the Prime Minister why Canada has the worst food inflation in the G7. I asked him why grocery prices here are rising faster than in any other G7 country. He said it is because of our weak dollar, but he is the one responsible for the dollar. How has he weakened the dollar? Was it by doubling the deficit, keeping all the anti-development laws in place, or taxing our industries and preventing exports? What is the reason for the weak dollar and expensive groceries?”
“Mr. Speaker, the member is quite right. I heard the Liberal members across the way say that a convicted criminal would not be able to get their refugee status recognized. Even if that were true, and it is not, the problem right now is that they get to spend seven or eight years in appeals before they actually leave, during which time we have to pay their bills. I have asked the Liberal members to tell us what in this motion they are against: barring non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims, barring non-citizens with active judicial proceedings related to serious crimes from making refugee claims, ending the practice of leniency to non-citizens convicted of serious crimes to avoid deportation, or repealing Liberal bail and Liberal house arrest. Which of those individual measures are they opposed to?”
“Mr. Speaker, I would be willing to consider an amendment. The member says that there should be a process to allow foreign criminals to appeal to remain in Canada. I do not agree. Once someone has been convicted of a serious crime, they should be removed from Canada. They should not be entitled to years and years of expensive legal appeals that are paid for by our taxpayers and that allow foreign criminals to have a better quality of life and a higher income than Canadian seniors who have contributed to our country for many years. We want to bring back the principle that Canadians matter. We will protect our own people, not foreign criminals.”
“Is it barring non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims, barring non-citizens with judicial proceedings, ending the practice of leniency for non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, or repealing Liberal bail and house arrest?”
“Mr. Speaker, they have not brought that bill back for a vote, so they might actually want to decide what they are doing. Bill C-2 is about allowing the government to read personal emails and mail without a warrant. That is what the bill does. The problem is not that law-abiding Canadians need to be spied upon; it is that foreign criminals need to be kicked out of this country. The member then went on to say that she has already passed a bill, which is now in the Senate, that would do everything that is in this motion. If that were the case, then they would have no problem voting for the motion. Of course, that is not the case. They have passed no such law. In fact, they are blocking and obstructing action to protect Canadians. Let me read the motion, as I would like them to tell us which part they disagree with.”
“It would allow places like Surrey, Brampton, northeast Calgary, Vancouver and the GTA to be peaceful and tranquil once again, as they were before the Liberal government. We ask them to work with us, to put aside partisan obstructionism, to accept that they were wrong to liberalize our laws and our borders, and to instead stand on the side of law-abiding, hard-working Canadians and restore the promise of safe streets and a country filled with opportunity and security.”
“Today, we have before the House of Commons a motion that would ensure that anyone convicted of a crime would not be eligible to seek refugee status in Canada. It would require that they be removed immediately from our country and that their status as an asylum seeker would immediately be revoked. This is a reasonable motion that would bring peace and tranquility to our communities. It would allow small business people to once again operate fearlessly, focusing all of their attention on hiring workers and providing affordable goods to their customers. It would allow the law-abiding immigrants who came here to contribute to do so in open and free communities without fear of danger.”
“For example, there was Bill C-381 . I think that was the member for Edmonton Gateway 's bill. It would create mandatory prison sentences of 10 years for extortionists. Liberals blocked it. Liberals obstructed. We tried to repeal Bill C-75 , catch-and-release bail, but Liberals obstructed and blocked us. We tried to repeal Bill C-5 , the house arrest law. Liberals obstructed and Liberals blocked. They opposed the Conservative bill, Bill C-220 , which would have prevented judges from giving lighter sentences to people based on the fact that they are here as immigrants. We are calling on the government to stop obstructing and stop preventing us from fixing the system that it broke. That means acting now.”
“Liberal bail is a system that requires judges to release criminals at the earliest opportunity under the least onerous conditions, something the Prime Minister continues to support. The Liberal government, including the members sitting here with us, voted for Bill C-5 , which actually reduced jail time for extortion with a gun. The Liberal government brought in laws that actually lowered sentences for violent and sexual offenders, allowing them to serve their sentences in the comfort of their living rooms. We have worked to reverse these Liberal laws by putting forward common-sense proposals that would keep our Canadian people safe. We have tried, but the Liberals will not stop obstructing in order to protect their soft-on-crime agenda. Conservatives have tried. We put forward amendments to the Criminal Code.”
“I did a photo line, where I met with all the people who wanted to say hello. Out of about 150 conversations, there must have been 30 or so people who had either been threatened or knew someone who had been threatened. About 20% of the people I spoke to said they had been or that a close loved one had been threatened with extortion. This crisis was not predetermined but it was predictable. We predicted that this would happen when the Liberals passed laws unleashing this crime. I look across the aisle at the Liberal government here today. The same ministers who are now in the Liberal cabinet voted for the laws that caused this. They voted for the Liberal bill, Bill C-75 , which created Liberal bail.”
“As we see Liberal members trying to blame others for their 10-year-long record, we can see that it is under their watch and their laws that we have witnessed the more than quadrupling of this horrendous sector of crime. (1255) There has been a 55% increase, under the Liberal government, in violent crime overall. Businesses are being shaken down. Bullets are shot through storefront windows. Firebombs are thrown in residential neighbourhoods. Extortionists are now so brazen that they post videos of shooting up residential communities on their social media because they know there will be no consequences for their crimes under the Liberal government. This is the daily reality for too many Canadians in Surrey, Brampton, Vancouver, Calgary and the GTA. I was at a Calgary business that builds homes a few months back.”
“Canadians deserve to live in safe communities. They deserve freedom from random violence. They deserve to ride transit without fear of being attacked by strangers. They deserve to know that their kids can play safely in the streets, including into the evening hours. They deserve to run businesses without getting threatened or shot at or having their storefront burned down. They deserve justice and immigration systems that put law-abiding Canadians first, not foreign national criminals. There is a direct cause and effect here. Liberal catch-and-release laws and Liberal open borders immigration have led to this 330% increase in extortion. We can say that in the inverse: that extortion was about 90% lower when the Conservatives were in power.”
“Liberals force taxpayers to pay for a higher standard of living for foreign criminals living wrongly in Canada than they allow for the hard-working, law-abiding seniors who built this country. We have seen cases, case after case actually, where judges relying on Liberal laws are reducing sentences for foreign nationals who commit crimes in Canada to avoid “immigration consequences”. In one case, a foreign national attempted to buy sex with a child and received a lighter sentence so deportation could be avoided. In another, a foreign national driving the wrong way on a street crashed into and killed an entire family. He got just months in jail because the court wanted to protect his immigration status. In Calgary, a non-citizen convicted of sexual assault got leniency so that he could stay in Canada.”
“Liberal laws have turned extortionists loose on our streets, and Liberal immigration has allowed them into the country in the first place. When they get here and they finally get caught, they can declare refugee status and, under the Liberal laws, avoid leaving the country altogether. The CBSA reported in December that 15 foreign nationals charged with extortion suddenly discovered they were refugees and claimed status so that they could stay in Canada. Now, because the Liberal government allows these phony claims to occur, Canadians will need to spend millions of dollars housing, feeding and paying the legal bills of these criminals. By the way, there will be an endless string of appeals, so that even when their claims are eventually rejected, God willing, it will still be seven years' more cost and more danger for Canadians.”
“The other day, I spoke to a Lower Mainland, British Columbia, mother who was paid a visit by police officers warning her that a house on the street was the subject of extortion threats and so there may be stray bullets flying around the neighbourhood, such that some might consider moving their families into the basement, which is to say, not living on the main floor of the home, to avoid the prospect of a stray bullet flying through the window and killing a family member. Many others are saying they are leaving Canada altogether for fear of extortion, going as far away as possible to hide from the extortionists the Liberals have let into the country. Why now, after 10 years of Liberals, do we in Canada suddenly have an extortion problem that never existed before?”
“Mr. Speaker, when I sat in the basement of a Surrey home and met with the Sahsi family, I could see a combination of fear and anger in the sons who had lost their father, a law-abiding Canadian, a successful businessman, a pillar of the community, Darshan Sahsi, who was gunned down presumably by extortionists. Not long after that, I was at Radio Swift in Surrey, and as I looked up in the studio, staring me in the eye was a bullet hole put there by extortionists who had demanded that the owner pay money to avoid violence.”
“Mr. Speaker, Bloomberg just said that the economy in Canada is shrinking under that minister and the Prime Minister . Going from failed economic Liberal policy to failed immigration Liberal policy, Liberals have unleashed an extortion crisis by allowing Bishnoi gangsters into our country without screening. Now they are allowing them to stay here even after they are convicted if they make a phony refugee claim. Conservatives moved a motion at committee to kick extortionists out of our country after they have been convicted; Liberals voted it down. Will they join with us, stop obstructing and pass an amendment to the law so we can kick extortionists and fake refugee claimants out of Canada?”
“Mr. Speaker, he is literally yelling for us to stop yelling. This is an example of the Liberal illusion. The Prime Minister has put in charge of finance the former industry minister, who is responsible for auto production in Canada falling by half and the present collapse of auto production and jobs in our country. The Prime Minister broke his promise to negotiate a deal with the U.S., and now he wants to subsidize U.S.-made vehicles. Why not take the taxes off Canadian-made vehicles so we can bring home jobs to our country?”
“Mr. Speaker, the minister was in charge of industrial policies as the minister of industry while automobile production fell in Canada by half. Now, under the Prime Minister , we have lost 5,000 more auto jobs. Here is the deal that he announced today: The American President will continue to tariff Canadian-made automobiles going into the U.S. while Canadian taxpayers will be forced to subsidize American vehicles coming back into Canada. Instead of subsidizing American vehicles and killing Canadian jobs, why will he not take our plan to take the GST off of Canadian-made automobiles?”
“Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal government, and under that particular minister, auto production has fallen by half. After the Prime Minister was elected promising that he would protect the auto industry and get a deal with the U.S. by July 21, he broke both of those promises. Since then, there have been job losses at CAMI Ingersoll, GM Oshawa, Stellantis Brampton and Paccar in Quebec. Today, he finally flip-flopped on his cherished EV mandate, but he is bringing in a new subsidy for people to buy American-made automobiles. Why is he forcing Canadian workers to pay taxes to subsidize American vehicles?”
“Mr. Speaker, since we are quoting people, he is the one who said in 2023 that he was going to stabilize grocery prices by Thanksgiving. It is now more than two years later, and the cost of groceries is rising twice as fast. We actually have the worst food inflation in the G7, and the finance minister who caused these problems is still here. Why does the Prime Minister continue with the inflationary taxes and deficits that make food unaffordable for Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians need hope. They need the hope of affordable groceries. However, since this Prime Minister came to power and promised to be judged by grocery prices, costs have been rising twice as fast, the fastest among all the G7 countries. I asked the Prime Minister why. He said it was because of our weak dollar. He is the one who should be protecting it. Can the Prime Minister explain why he has given us a weak dollar and expensive groceries?”
“I want to thank him for his service and his ultimate sacrifice, offer my prayers and love to his wonderful family and, on behalf of all Parliamentarians, say that we will never forget what he gave us.”
“Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, I had a heartbreaking conversation with Kru Alin Halmagean, a friend of mine who had just learned of the loss of his heroic son, Gunner Sebastian Halmagean. Since Confederation, countless Canadians have answered their nation's call to serve, sacrifice and, all too often, never come home. Prime Minister Borden, speaking in 1916, remarked: ...[on] the solemn truth that the nation is not constituted of the living alone. There are those as well who have passed away and those yet to be born. So this...responsibility comes to us as heirs of the past and trustees of the future. Sebastian told his father, who shared with me, that he wanted every young person to know that sacrifice and commitment to the Canadian Armed Forces was noble and worthy.”
“Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister is going to dodge questions, he had better find someone better than that to get up in his place. It is unbelievable. We have said that we would work with the government to save the people the Prime Minister has priced out of groceries, and if that $10 a week might make the difference for a very small number of people, members can bet we will work hard to do it. We are willing to put differences aside because Canadians are suffering the worst inflation and food prices in the G7. Will he put differences aside and agree to remove all the Liberal taxes at the grocery store so Canadians can afford to eat comfortably again?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is another illusion. It will be $10 a week, at most, for a family. Most Canadians will get nothing at all. It will be $10 a week for $300 of groceries weekly for a family. The question was, why is it that Canada has the worst inflation in food prices in the G7? The Prime Minister claimed it was our low dollar under his leadership. He had claimed that he was going to be so good with money and so good with protecting the loonie. Why is it that he has stood in the House of Commons and admitted that his leadership has tanked our dollar and raised grocery prices?”
“Mr. Speaker, the food crisis is the worst problem facing families in Canada. There are single moms who do not even know whether they will be able to pay their bills. I asked the Prime Minister for his theory, because if he cannot diagnose the cause of inflation and rising prices, he cannot find the solution. The Bank of Canada says that two-thirds of the increases reflect domestic factors. I am giving him another chance. As an eminent economist, can the Prime Minister tell us what is causing the worst food inflation in Canada?”
“Mr. Speaker, the original question was, what is his theory on why Canada, after a year of his leadership, has the highest food inflation in the G7? Why is it that single moms, seniors and small businesses are seeing grocery prices rise faster here in Canada under his leadership, after the Prime Minister promised to stabilize them, than people in any other G7 country? I have offered my theory, which is that it is his many taxes on farmers, fishers, food processing and fertilizer. Once again, if it is not all of his taxes on food production giving us the worst record, then what is?”
“Mr. Speaker, I realize that the Prime Minister is just visiting Canada. I welcome him. Let us go to my riding. Let us go to Drumheller. Let us go to Camrose. Let us go to Consort. Let us ask them if they believe that, when we charge a seven-cent-a-litre tax on the diesel and gasoline used to grow and ship food, or when we tax fertilizer and farm equipment, that gets passed on in the highest grocery prices in the G7. Is he ready to make that trip to talk about that tax?”
“Mr. Speaker, now we will have to find out whether the Prime Minister is telling the truth or his environment department is telling the truth. The Prime Minister says it does not apply to gasoline. According to his own environment department, it applies to both diesel and gasoline, seven cents a litre this year, and yes, it does apply to farmers, fishers and others. Regardless, we have the highest food inflation in the G7. I have given my theory on why, under his leadership, Canadians are paying more, faster than anyone else. What is the Prime Minister's theory for his terrible record on food inflation?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve to have a full stomach, a full fridge and a full bank account all at once. The Prime Minister has said that he could be judged by the price at the grocery store. Since that time, food inflation has doubled and grocery prices are rising faster in Canada than in any other country in the G7. My theory is that his taxes, the carbon tax on farm equipment, fertilizer and food processors, and the new tax on diesel and gas, are the cause. That is my theory; what is his?”
“Mr. Speaker, that does not add up, because every other G7 country is paying tariffs. Every other G7 country is experiencing the effects of climate change. However, they have less food inflation. Their consumers are not seeing the big increases that we are seeing here. We have the worst food inflation in the G7, and the Prime Minister is not explaining why. What I am saying is that his inflationary taxes and deficits are to blame. Will he work with us to eliminate these taxes and make groceries affordable?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve to have a full fridge and a full bank account. The Prime Minister told us he could be judged by the prices at the grocery store. Since then, costs have been rising faster than in all other G7 countries. My theory is that taxes on farming equipment, fertilizers and the entire supply chain are the reason we have the worst food inflation in the G7. That is my theory. What is his theory?”
“Mr. Speaker, today, we unveil the portrait of the great Right Hon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He reminds us of better days. As prime minister, he led Canada's economy through the great global recession with the smallest deficit, the shortest recession, the fastest recovery and the best balance sheet. He would then go on to successfully lead us through two wars: one in Afghanistan against the Taliban and then against ISIS. He then passed laws that kept our streets safe and expanded opportunity for Canadians. The cost of a home was an almost laughable $450,000, and rent was only $900. We look back on Mr. Harper's many successes, not just in nostalgia but with hope, because it has been done before and it can be done again.”