Mario Beaulieu

Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer found that cutting taxes on fuel, such as the excise tax, mainly benefits the wealthiest Canadians, who use more gas. Over time, oil companies tend to raise their prices to increase their profit margins. What does my colleague think about that?

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate my friend and colleague from Joliette—Manawan. I am not an economist, but we saw gas prices drop slightly when the fuel excise tax was abolished only to go back up to where they were before. Could it be that oil companies are pocketing extra profits? We also know that gas prices are rising even though oil from the Strait of Hormuz does not [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague called the Conservatives right-wing. Judging from their current policies, the Liberals themselves seem to be drifting further and further right. Eliminating the excise tax primarily benefits the rich. It also benefits oil companies. We know that their supply costs are not going up, because they get their oil from Canada and the U.S., yet they are basing their prices on [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has stated that lowering taxes, such as the excise tax, primarily benefits the wealthiest and much less so the poorest. Furthermore, we know that even if taxes are lowered, oil companies always want to make more profits. What is likely to happen is that they will charge citizens just as much and line their own pockets with more money. What does my [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's point of view. Forcing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to consider both economic impact and impact on people's health equally will increase food safety risks. Furthermore, encouraging foreign platforms to enter an open banking system will reduce the restrictions that prevent foreign banks from taking control of our banks. What does my [more]

C-30 Mr. Speaker, Billwill increase food security risks by forcing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to give equal consideration to economic impacts and impacts on our food security. What does my colleague think about that?

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to recognize the Santé-Marche Roussin group in my riding, La Pointe-de-l'Île. It is a walking club for people aged 50 and older, affiliated with the Roussin community centre in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Rain or shine, for the past 32 years, folks have been getting together every morning, Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., at Pointe-aux-Prairies park to walk as a [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative motion states that the committee should study the issue over at least 12 meetings but that the report should be tabled before June 19. Given that this is such a complex and important topic, would it not be appropriate to extend that deadline to the fall, if necessary, to ensure that members can discuss the issues in depth?

Mr. Speaker, it is true that it is important to clarify the issue and debate it. Why do the Conservatives think that we cannot have this debate at the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs?

Mr. Speaker, does my colleague agree that we should study the issue either at the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs or at a special committee, as the Conservatives suggest?

Mr. Speaker, we do not have this problem in Quebec because of the province's civil law tradition. Why does my colleague think that everything is happening in secret like this? I think the point of setting up a committee is to be able to debate this issue transparently. Why does he think the government seems to be opposed to that?

Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my colleague on her excellent speech, which shows her in-depth knowledge of the issue. She already talked about the fact that I asked why the motion was not brought up in committee and that I was told that it was defeated. It appears that is not the case. Can my colleague tell us more about the changes we would like to make to the motion and about the way to create [more]