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House Hansard - 52

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 4, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/4/22 2:28:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for his question. As he is well aware, we committed to ending fossil fuel subsidies, including those for Crown corporations, by 2023, which is two years earlier than all of our G20 partners. Last week, we announced $9.1 billion in new money on top of the $100 billion our government is already investing across Canada to make this country a global energy transition leader.
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/4/22 2:29:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, we are very seized with the emergency, which is why we presented the most ambitious, transparent and solid climate change plan we have ever seen in this country. Do not take it from me. Take it from Greenpeace. Take it from Équiterre. Take it from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Take it from Andrew Weaver— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault
  • Apr/4/22 2:30:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was having problems hearing my own voice. Our plan is such a good plan that organizations such as Greenpeace, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault
  • Apr/4/22 2:30:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was saying that Andrew Weaver, an IPCC scientist and ex-leader of the B.C. Green Party, said that with the plan we tabled last week, Canada reclaims its status as an international leader on climate change. Do not take it from me; take it from him.
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/4/22 2:55:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have here Canada's greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan, and on page 90, it says— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault
  • Apr/4/22 2:55:21 p.m.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I was saying, on page 90 of the plan, it says that the oil and gas sector could reduce emissions by 80 million tonnes. That is the most ambitious target of any sector. It would be like cutting all of Quebec's greenhouse gas emissions combined. Our plan is serious, it is solid, and it will enable us to meet our targets.
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/4/22 2:56:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would remind my hon. colleague that our plan, which is based on projections from the Canada Energy Regulator, provides for increased production in Canada, but we are addressing greenhouse gas emissions. Sabaa Khan, director general for Quebec and Atlantic Canada at the David Suzuki Foundation, said, “This plan has a better chance of success than any of Canada's previous climate plans”. Marc-André Viau from Équiterre said, “We welcome the emissions reduction plan because this is the first time that we have such a detailed strategy”. Diego Creimer from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Quebec chapter, said, “It was double or nothing, and the minister went for it. Ottawa has just invested heavily in our best ally: nature.”
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Context: House Hansard - 52 - Apr/4/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/4/22 2:59:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to fight climate change, we need all available technologies, and that is exactly what our approach has been so far. In budget 2021, we committed to put in place a tax incentive for carbon capture and storage, which is in fact featured in today's IPCC report as a technology we absolutely need to tackle climate change. We should not put all our eggs in that basket. It is part of our plan. Five per cent of our plan rests on carbon capture and storage, but we need to invest in transit. We need to invest in solar, in wind and in electrification. By doing all these things, we will get to our target.
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