Juno News - September 21, 2022


Pierre Poilievre clashes with Chrystia Freeland in Question Period


Episode Stats

Length

5 minutes

Words per Minute

131.74274

Word Count

762

Sentence Count

65

Misogynist Sentences

1

Hate Speech Sentences

1


Summary


Transcript

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?
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.
00:05:17.060 Thank you.