Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams says “More Canadians are finding themselves taxed out of AND below the middle class tax bracket”

May 22, 2024

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Yesterday Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams and other Members of Parliament were discussing the summer economic statement (SES). MP Williams rose in the House to state that Canadians are experiencing the worst cost of living crisis in 40 years, due to a lack of affordable housing, the carbon tax, and record-smashing food bank use and grocery prices. MP Williams says “In 2015, among the Liberal campaign promises was the promise to help the middle class and those looking to join it, as well as tax cuts for the middle class. What do we see now? We see more people who are out of the middle class. We see tax increases. The carbon tax alone went up 23% on April 1. More people are finding themselves out of the middle class, and more people are finding themselves taxed, as we have a government that lacks common sense.”

MP Williams says “Canadians have always had common sense. When Canadians look at their own expenses, they budget. They stretch dollars. They choose whether they go on vacation or whether the kids go to after-school activities. They go to a grocery store and must budget what they are buying. They have to look at practical solutions to everyday challenges with resilience and resourcefulness.” MP Williams says “However common sense is like deodorant; the ones who need it the most never use it.” MP Williams says with the current Federal Government, Canadians are shaking their heads in disbelief because of the lack of common sense being shown.

MP Williams says “It will only be in electing a common-sense Conservative government that we once again restore common sense to Canada and to Canadians. We will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime. We are also going to create competition for a change, for my home, for everyone’s home, for our home. Let us bring common sense home.”