Liberal budget continues to nickel and dime Canadians
OTTAWA, ON – Today Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre released the following reaction to Budget 2017: “The Liberals are having a great time spending taxpayers’ money, and now they’re nickel and diming Canadians to pay for it. “The 2017 budget continues to raise taxes on Canadians. They’re cancelling the Public Transit Tax […]
Liberals continue to cover up carbon tax cost
OTTAWA, ON – Today the Liberal government continued the carbon tax cover-up, voting against a motion that would have revealed the cost of the carbon tax to Canadians, families, and businesses. “Canadians deserve to know what the Liberals’ carbon tax will cost them,” said Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton. “Unfortunately, the Liberals […]
Poilievre speaks on the carbon tax cover-up
Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Brantford—Brant. This week we learned the story of an Ottawa-area senior who said he could no longer afford to heat his home or fuel his car, so he is giving up both. Rick Russell even put up a sign on his […]
Poilievre launches petition to fight Liberal carbon tax cover-up
OTTAWA, ON – Today Carleton Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre launched petition e-910, demanding that the Liberal government cancel the carbon tax and end the carbon tax cover-up. The cover-up started in October 2016 when the Trudeau government announced its plan to impose a carbon tax on Canadians, families, and businesses. At first, when […]
Tories to Force vote to end “Carbon Tax Cover-up”
Finance Canada has calculated costs to modest income & poor households — but the Liberals blacked it out OTTAWA, ON — The House of Commons will debate and vote on a Conservative motion requiring the government to release data on the cost of the carbon tax to Canadian households. The government has admitted it […]
Celebrating a great Canadian
In 1991, a brilliant and athletic Michelle Stilwell became paralysed by a terrible accident and was condemned to a wheelchair. She decided not to let it keep her down. In fact, she went on to compete in multiple paralympic games in which she was successful at securing six gold medals and one silver, in […]
Minister Morneau’s alternate facts on the middle class
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister of Finance said yesterday that the middle class had not had a raise in a generation, I thought I would look at his chart on middle-class incomes, which is the first one in his very first budget. It showed that he was almost right. In fact, the loss of middle-class […]
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PM Trudeau must condemn threats against disabled woman who spoke out against taxes, hydro
OTTAWA, ON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must publicly condemn the threats against town hall attendee Kathy Katula, Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre said. On January 13, Mrs. Katula, a disabled grandmother who works up to 15 hours a day as a personal support worker to pay her $1000 per month hydro bill, attended […]
Will Trump Take a “BAT” to Canadian Jobs?
Proposed Border-adjusted Tax (BAT) could thump Canada’s exporters Published in the Financial Post When it comes to trade, President-elect Donald Trump does not seem all that concerned about Canada. That doesn’t mean Canadian exporters should not be concerned about him. While we will likely escape the targeted tariffs he plans against countries […]