Poilievre fires back on cutting gas tax inflation claim： ‘I’ve never heard that one’
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the Liberal's new plan to reduce taxes on gas and increase demand, which will increase inflation and therefore lead to higher gas prices. Why should Canadians trust Justin Trudeau's economic credentials?
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Now, what you've proposed to address inflation is less government spending over the past few years.
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But at the same time, you are proposing cutting these gas taxes, which will increase demand and therefore inflation.
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Why should Canadians trust your economic credentials?
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Sorry, I don't understand that you're framing there.
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You say that lowering a tax on gas will increase inflation?
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Increased demand for the gas, which, again, could increase inflation.
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I've never heard anyone saying lowering taxes on gas could possibly increase inflation.
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Every time you reduce gas taxes, go across the provinces that have done this,
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in Alberta, in Manitoba, and in Ontario, when they reduced gas taxes,
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inflation in those provinces went down next compared to their neighbouring provinces.
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But, you know, I guess, you know, the liberal mindset is that the way that you address inflation is through higher taxes.
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Canadians can't afford to eat after a year of the carny liberals and after a decade of this liberal government.
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They can't afford homes after a decade of this liberal government.
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So we see that more spending and more taxing by the liberals makes life impossible for hardworking Canadians.
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They deserve an affordable and prosperous country, and that's what conservatives would deliver.