Tako van Popta

Slower phase-down, production first

The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down

Excerpts repeat criticism of carbon tax hikes and call to cancel increases while favoring innovation over taxation.

Conservatives have put forward several motions to cancel the planned carbon tax increases and have offered to work all summer to re-write Budget 2023 to address the cost-of-living crisis.

Higher spending and more capability

The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

Excerpts state that funding to strengthen the military seems wise while criticizing waste on non-security items.

Certainly, funding towards strengthening our military seems wise. However, National Defence paid McKinsey $7.

Expand production and export

The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas

Excerpts repeatedly support LNG development and criticize regulatory barriers to pipelines and projects.

Speaker, my home province of B.C. can contribute in a very significant way to the fight against global climate change by providing clean LNG to Canada and the rest of the world, yet this industry is suffering under excessive restrictions and investors are losing confidence.

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

Excerpts oppose federal carbon tax dictation over provincial rates and emphasize provincial action on housing supply.

Here in British Columbia, our carbon tax is administered by the province. However, the provincial tax rate is still dictated by the federal government – so when they increase theirs, ours must go up as well.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

Excerpts repeat criticism of deficits, high spending and calls for balanced budgets.

Even in times of full employment and good government revenues, the government is still making no effort to balance the budget. So much for restraint; it was nothing but empty words.

Assertive alliances and sanctions

The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

Excerpts repeat support for sanctions on Russia and measures against foreign interference.

What does it do? Canada, on the advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, can and does impose sanctions against certain states or individuals. This is pursuant to two Canadian laws: the Special Economic Measures Act and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, better known as the Magnitsky law.

Market supply and deregulation

The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

Excerpts repeat calls to increase supply through tax cuts and reduced bureaucracy.

This tax cut will also spark the construction of 30,000 extra homes every year. This means more homes for young families that are trying to get into the real estate market for the very first time.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

Excerpts criticize high student visa numbers and uncontrolled policies as causing multiple crises.

Justin Trudeau and his former Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, caused this problem by issuing a million student visas without considering the impact on the country. They ignored widespread fraud and abuse in the International Student Program.

Enforcement and sentencing

The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

Excerpts call for bail reform to hold repeat violent offenders and criticize lenient release.

’ Canadian law enforcement officers are calling out for bail reform as their lives are increasingly put at risk. Canada saw five officers killed within five months in 2022, one of whom was B.

Deeper continental integration

The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner

Excerpts repeat praise for free trade agreements including with the US and UK.

The Conservative Party is the party of free trade in Canada. Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former president Ronald Reagan signed the first free trade agreement in 1988.