OTTAWA – Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for Vegreville-Wainwright, made the following statement in the House of Commons this week.

“Mr. Speaker, Liberals continue to try to spin that their leader's massive carbon tax plan will not lead to more costs for Canadians, despite statements to the contrary by Liberal Members John McCallum and Garth Turner.

“McCallum, the Liberal finance critic said ‘I cannot say...that no Canadian will be unharmed by this.’ Turner, Liberal MP for Halton and Stephane Dion’s unofficial senior communications adviser, said, ‘This added cost will find its way into oil and plastic, transportation and food. In fact, most corners of our lives.’

“More experts are coming forward to acknowledge that this tax trick will indeed lead to higher costs and will hurt some Canadians. Diane Katz, head of energy and environment policy for the Fraser Institute, said, “Lower income people will be worse off because a carbon tax will increase the price of everything”.

“When Liberal leader Dion unveils his plan, I hope he will finally be honest with Canadians and explain exactly who will suffer under his tax trick. But of course he can't, can he? Because Canadians would abandon him en masse.”