Juno News - September 21, 2022


Pierre Poilievre clashes with Chrystia Freeland in Question Period

Topics
payroll taxes and EI hikes tax hikes and economy
Mentioned
Speaker Bitcoin
Jukebox Justin embarrasses Canada on the world stage – again Pierre Poilievre confronts Justin Trudeau for the first time as Leader of CPC

Episode Stats


Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

131.74

Word count

762

Sentence count

65

Harmful content

Misogyny

1

sentences flagged

Hate speech

1

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Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech in the House of Commons on the government's plan to raise EI premiums, raise gas taxes, and other taxes to pay for infrastructure projects and other priorities.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I look forward to being able to congratulate more young families on the ability to buy their own homes.
00:00:05.540 Unfortunately, it's nice to be in the House, but it would be nice for them to be in a home.
00:00:12.080 But unfortunately, House prices have doubled under this government's policies.
00:00:16.100 In fact, the share of the average Canadian's paycheck needed to pay the average monthly bill on housing has gone from 32% to 50%.
00:00:23.640 The government's solution to raise paycheck taxes and gas taxes and other taxes.
00:00:28.520 Won't they cancel this tax hike so Canadians can pay their...
00:00:30.960 Honourable Deputy Prime Minister.
00:00:36.840 Mr. Speaker, we've just heard EI premiums mentioned.
00:00:40.260 And so I want you to guess what EI premiums were in 2015.
00:00:44.040 $1.88.
00:00:45.380 And guess who was the minister in charge?
00:00:47.420 The current Conservative leader.
00:00:49.200 Now guess what EI premiums will be next year?
00:00:52.320 $1.63.
00:00:53.680 That is $0.25 lower.
00:00:57.380 So the Leader of the Official Opposition needs to tell Canadians, was he misguided then, or is he misguided now?
00:01:04.820 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:01:08.900 Neither, Mr. Speaker.
00:01:10.360 Guess what Canadians paid in 2015 in EI if they earned $60,000 in 2015?
00:01:16.700 $930.
00:01:17.900 Guess what they pay now?
00:01:19.940 $948.
00:01:20.540 That is an increase.
00:01:22.800 Furthermore, if you look at total payroll taxes, they've gone from $3,400 to $4,100 under this government.
00:01:31.660 That's a $700 increase.
00:01:34.100 And the government plans to raise EI premiums.
00:01:37.340 That's the paycheck tax on January 1st, along with other taxes.
00:01:41.680 Why won't they cancel these tax hikes so Canadians can pay their bills? 0.90
00:01:44.780 The Honourable Deputy Prime Minister.
00:01:51.640 Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the Leader of the Official Opposition of something he should have figured out when he was the responsible minister.
00:01:58.700 The CPP and EI contributions every working Canadian makes are how we all pay for our retirement and how we create a safety net for every Canadian in case we lose our jobs.
00:02:12.800 These contributions do not go into general government revenue.
00:02:16.500 At a time of global economic uncertainty, it is the height of irresponsibility for the Conservatives to suggest that we as a country stop putting money away for our retirement.
00:02:28.400 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:02:33.180 Mr. Speaker, in fact, EI premiums do go into general revenues when they go into a surplus.
00:02:38.380 And that is what the government plans to do.
00:02:40.700 They plan to raise both EI and CPP premiums, the paycheck tax, right at a time when it is we are facing 40-year highs in inflation, all-time highs in increased housing prices, 40-year highs in food price inflation, record food bank use.
00:02:58.980 This is the last time that anyone should be raising any tax.
00:03:02.820 Will the government back down from its planned tax hikes on paychecks and on energy?
00:03:08.380 Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the economy, expectations matter.
00:03:18.900 And that is why it is so irresponsible for these Conservatives to talk down the Canadian economy.
00:03:26.400 Yes, things are hard right now, but Canada is better positioned than any country in the world.
00:03:31.800 We have the strongest economic growth and the lowest deficit in the G7.
00:03:38.380 Employment is at historic highs.
00:03:41.480 Inflation is lower in Canada than the U.S., the U.K., and the Eurozone, and it has now come down for two months in a row.
00:03:47.900 We will get through these tough times together.
00:03:49.800 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:03:52.400 Well, now the Liberals would have Canadians believe that they have never had it so good.
00:03:57.800 Well, I guess if you are jetting around the world singing songs in a beautiful lobby, then that might be true.
00:04:03.500 But if you are the 30-year-old stuck living in your parents' basements because the Liberals have doubled housing prices, you might disagree.
00:04:12.140 If you cannot fill up your tank with gas, you might disagree.
00:04:15.900 If you are among the four in five families that have cut their diets because they cannot afford food, you might disagree.
00:04:21.620 And the last thing you would want is a tax hike on your paycheck and on your energy use.
00:04:26.060 Mr. Speaker, if you are a Canadian struggling today to make ends meet, the last thing you're going to want to do is trust these highly irresponsible Conservatives.
00:04:47.060 After all, just this spring, their new leader described crypto as, quote, a way to opt out of inflation.
00:04:57.380 Since then, Bitcoin has crashed by 56%.
00:05:01.480 A Canadian who invested in Bitcoin, according to the reckless advice of this new leader, would have seen her life savings destroyed.
00:05:11.340 That's irresponsible, and Canadians are smart enough to know it. 1.00
00:05:17.060 Thank you.