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on the federal price on carbon to all forms of home heating, NDP House leader Peter Julian said Thursday.
The NDP attempted to amend the original motion put forward on Thursday to slash the GST from all forms of home heating but it did not receive the Conservatives’ approval. “Everyday people in Timmins, in Kapuskasing, in Smithers, British Columbia, and in countless other NDP communities will be watching on Monday to find out whether the NDP leader votes for them or the prime minister,” he added.
But his colleague Taylor Bachrach insisted on the importance of fairness for all Canadians, something that has also been“I think it is eminently reasonable for people in other provinces and other parts of this country who have been overlooked by this government when it comes to the affordability of home heating to want the same,” said Bachrach.
But New Democrats do not buy those arguments. “I think most Canadians see this quite clearly for what it is, which is a cynical attempt by a flailing government to save its political hide in the only part of rural Canada, where it has any,” said Bachrach.
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