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{
    "time": "2024-02-06 19:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Warren Steinley (Regina\u2014Lewvan, CPC)",
        "fr": "M. Warren Steinley (Regina\u2014Lewvan, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8179190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, our Liberal colleague just gave us a glimpse into the Liberal psyche. She said we never talk about the rebates when it comes to the carbon tax. My colleague from <a data-HoCid=\"278451\" href=\"/politicians/damien-kurek/\" title=\"Damien Kurek\">Battle River\u2014Crowfoot</a> hit the nail on the head: We do not have to give the money back to Canadians if we do not take it in the first place.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8179191\" data-originallang=\"en\">My colleague mentioned a couple of really great things when it comes to Conservative principles. Another one is Margaret Thatcher. She said the best thing I have ever heard about socialism: \u201cThe problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.\u201d That is what the Liberal government is starting to do. We cannot tax Canadians into oblivion and then wonder why they cannot afford food. We have taxed Canadians so much. That is why there are two million Canadians lined up to go to the food bank.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8179192\" data-originallang=\"en\">Does my colleague agree that Liberals would not have to give so much money back to Canadians if they were not taking it in the first place?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8179190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, notre coll\u00e8gue lib\u00e9rale vient de nous donner un aper\u00e7u de la psych\u00e9 lib\u00e9rale. Elle a dit que nous ne parlons jamais des remboursements lorsqu'il s'agit de la taxe sur le carbone. Mon coll\u00e8gue de <a data-HoCid=\"278451\" href=\"/politicians/damien-kurek/\" title=\"Damien Kurek\">Battle River\u2014Crowfoot</a> a mis le doigt sur le bobo: il est inutile de redonner de l'argent aux Canadiens si nous n'en prenons pas en premier lieu. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8179191\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ma coll\u00e8gue a dit des choses vraiment remarquables au sujet des principes conservateurs. Il y a aussi Margaret Thatcher. Elle a prononc\u00e9 une des meilleures phrases que j'ai jamais entendues au sujet du socialisme: \u00ab Le probl\u00e8me avec le socialisme, c'est qu'un jour les autres n'ont plus d'argent \u00e0 vous donner. \u00bb C'est ce que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral commence \u00e0 faire. On ne peut taxer les Canadiens \u00e0 l'infini, puis se demander pourquoi ils n'ont plus les moyens d'acheter de la nourriture. Les Canadiens ont tellement \u00e9t\u00e9 tax\u00e9s qu'il n'est pas surprenant que deux millions d'entre eux fassent la file devant les banques alimentaires. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8179192\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mon coll\u00e8gue convient-il que les lib\u00e9raux n'auraient pas \u00e0 redonner autant d'argent aux Canadiens s'ils ne l'avaient pas pr\u00e9lev\u00e9 en premier lieu?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2024/2/6/warren-steinley-9/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/warren-steinley/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4537/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12562654",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Orders of the Day",
        "fr": "Ordre du jour"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Committees of the House",
        "fr": "Les comit\u00e9s de la Chambre"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Agriculture and Agri-Food",
        "fr": "Agriculture et Agroalimentaire"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2024/2/6/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2024%2F2%2F6%2F"
    }
}