ENVI Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Darryl White, Victor Dodig, David McKay, Scott Thomson and Bharat Masrani made statements and answered questions.
Dan Mazier gave notice of the following motion:
Given that,
- The Liberal Government released its internal economic data on the carbon tax, revealing it costs Canadians $30.5 billion and over $1800 for every household in Canada;
- This is in addition to the increased costs the carbon tax puts on gas, groceries and home heating;
- The Liberal Government tried to cover-up this information from Canadians; and
- The Parliamentary Budget Officer revealed that the Liberal Government had this data they placed him under a gag order, and attempted to disparage his reputation.
The committee report to the House that the Environment Minister must resign immediately.
At 4:29 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 4:30 p.m., the meeting resumed.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 5:34 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.