44th Parl. 1st Sess.

January 31, 2022 11:00AM

Jan/31/22 3:35:13 p.m.
Watch

Mr. Speaker, I had the honour of being Alexa's friend for four decades. I request unanimous consent to allow me to speak and pay tribute to her legacy.

29 words

All Topics

Hear!
Rabble!
add
star_border
share

Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Jan/31/22 6:44:30 p.m.
Watch

Madam Speaker, I am very grateful to be in on the debate because the hon. member was chairing the finance committee earlier today. There has been some banter back and forth in this place, and I hope he can help me correct the record. It was between the member for Calgary Centre and the member for Outremont. The member for Calgary Centre claimed that earlier today a witness before the finance committee was unable to name a single fossil fuel subsidy. I think the hon. member for Calgary Centre misheard the witness, because she clearly said Export Development Canada. The witness was from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. They did a detailed report and found approximately $13 billion in subsidies to fossil fuels from Export Development Canada. The hon. member for Calgary Centre misheard, I think, because he stated that the program no longer existed. It is not a program. It is Export Development Canada, and it is providing subsidies to fossil fuels. I do not know if the hon. member was there for the exchange between the member for Calgary Centre and the hon. member for Outremont, but perhaps he can recall that the witness this morning at the finance committee certainly had no trouble naming some subsidies to fossil fuels in this country.

216 words

Hear!
Rabble!
add
star_border
share

SoVote

House Hansard - 20