Bill C-23

Routine Proceedings

…d, we know that more than two million people have visited food banks over the past few months. With Bill C-234, we see an opportunity to tell the Senate, as we have before, that we, in the House of Commons, are the ones who have the right to impose taxes and create tax credits. That is $1 million for our far…

Routine Proceedings

…of Commons and of members of Parliament and senators who are watching, we want the senators to pass Bill C-234 before Christmas and the faster the better, so that Canadians can put a good healthy meal on the table and have a merry Christmas this winter, which they deserve and they work hard for.

Routine Proceedings

…ross the board, then there was a defensible nature to it. Carve-outs undermine that legal argument. Bill C-234 demonstrates the willingness of the House to try to make groceries and food affordable again. After eight years of the Liberal government, we do not have that. Consistently, the number one issue I g…

Routine Proceedings

…ced groceries for people who are trying to purchase them. For weeks now, we have been talking about Bill C-234, which is now stuck in the Senate because Liberal-appointed senators will not lead it to a vote so it can be passed after the House has already spoken. I have always been taken by the argument, made…

Oral Questions

…nd that it could quickly bring down food prices just by giving farmers a break. That is why passing Bill C-234 is so essential. The costly Bloc-Liberal coalition is really out of touch and wants to radically increase the carbon tax. It is costly to vote for the Bloc Québécois. Farmers in my region are callin…

Oral Questions

…ple that carbon tax on farmers like Jack. Will the Prime Minister tell his Liberal senators to pass Bill C-234 to help make food more affordable for Canadians?

Oral Questions

Madam Speaker, the Conservative bill, Bill C-234, to axe the carbon tax for farmers remains stalled in the Senate. Senators appointed by this Prime Minister continue to make life unaffordable by delaying this bill. Dave and Devon run a dairy opera…

Oral Questions

…d. Therefore, why will this Prime Minister not call his appointees in the Senate and have them pass Bill C-234 and take the tax off food production? What do farmers have to do to get a little respect around here; elect a few more Liberals?

Statements by Members

…g about 23,000 [food bank users] per month.” That is in a city of only 300,000 people. Conservative Bill C-234 would create another carbon tax carve-out by removing the carbon tax on Canadian farmers. The good news is that this will make food prices cheaper in Canada. The even better news is that the environ…

Statements by Members

… down on their ever-increasing carbon tax. Fortunately, Conservatives have a solution. Conservative Bill C-234 would exempt certain farming activities from the carbon tax. Those lower costs would be passed on to consumers in the form of lower grocery prices and fewer Canadians turning to food banks to feed t…