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House Hansard - 60

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 28, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 60 - Apr/28/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/22 2:51:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for the member opposite. Emissions are going down in Canada. The government's own emissions are going down by 25%. We have already reached a target we had set for ourselves for 2025. Fossil fuel subsidies are also going down, by more than $3 billion a year since 2018.
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Context: House Hansard - 60 - Apr/28/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/22 3:02:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the short answer is no. The long answer is the commissioner says that carbon pricing is one of the most important measures to fight greenhouse gas emissions. That is exactly what we are doing. The commissioner says that eight out of 10 Canadians are getting more money through carbon pricing than without it. The commissioner said that the federal government would reach its 25% emissions-reduction target this year, not in 2025. Our plan is working, but I will agree that there is way more we need to do.
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Context: House Hansard - 60 - Apr/28/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/22 3:04:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the commissioner recognized in his report, eight out of 10 Canadians are getting more money through carbon pricing than without it. We are working with small businesses to ensure that the rest of the revenues are recycled. We already have an agreement with Ontario, and it is happening with the rest of the provinces in Canada.
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