In the opening round of questions, Pierre Poilievre repeated some of his campaign warnings about cost of living
Pierre Poilievre brought his core leadership campaign themes to the floor of the House of Commons on Tuesday, using his first Question Period as Leader of the Official Opposition to criticize the Liberals on inflation and the fact that many Canadians can’t afford a place to live.
“Will the government cancel these tax hikes so that Canadians can afford to eat, heat and house themselves?” he asked. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not in the House to answer questions Tuesday. He’s in New York for meetings of the United Nations and is not planning to be in Parliament until Thursday. The Conservative questions on inflation and taxes were responded to by a range of Liberal ministers and MPs, who said Mr. Poilievre promotes risky policy advice on inflation and wants to make polluting free.
Employment Insurance premiums, which are paid by employees and employers to fund income support benefits in the event that a worker loses their job, have been frozen at 1.58 per cent of insurable earnings since 2020. The Canada Employment Insurance Commission, a government advisory body that sets premium rates, issuedindicating the 2023 premium rate will be 1.63 per cent of insurable earnings. That rate has not yet been formally approved by the government. Employers pay 1.
“If these are the issues that Pierre Poilievre is going to be focusing on, that would be welcomed by small businesses who feel like this payroll tax burden has been ignored for far too long,” said CFIB president Dan Kelly in an interview.
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