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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/19/22 10:31:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I would like to start by recognizing that the minister has been answering questions for many hours now. I respect her, and I appreciate her contributions this evening. I would like to ask about the greening government strategy, which the minister spoke about earlier. A signature commitment of this strategy is net-zero emissions by 2050. Does the minister realize that net-zero emissions by 2050 is not equivalent to our Paris commitment to limit global temperature increase to no more than 1.5°C?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:32:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I would encourage the minister to look at the science behind the climate crisis and ensure that our government's targets align with that science. This strategy was initiated in 2017 to help the federal government reduce its environmental impact and transition to low-carbon climate-resilient operations. One year later, though, in 2018, the federal government then purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion. Does the government include the Trans Mountain pipeline it purchased in this strategy?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:33:51 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate that. The fact is, though, that we bought a pipeline. Why is TMX not part of our procurement approach?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:34:26 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate those commitments. The UN Secretary-General has made clear that new fossil fuel infrastructure at this point in the climate emergency is moral and economic madness, yet the Government of Canada now estimates that the Trans Mountain pipeline and the expansion will cost $21.4 billion, including the completion of the expansion of the pipeline. Meanwhile, the minister's mandate letter includes “a new Buy Clean Strategy to support and prioritize the use of made-in-Canada low-carbon products in Canadian infrastructure projects.” How does the $21.4 billion spent buying and expanding this pipeline fit into this “buy clean” strategy?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:35:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister see any contradiction between the buy clean strategy and the government's relentless commitment to its purchase and expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:36:34 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in budget 2022, the federal government announced that Public Services and Procurement Canada “will develop new tools, guidelines, and targets to support the adoption of green procurement across the federal government”. How does the recently announced $10-million loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline fit into this new commitment?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:37:23 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I do appreciate the role that PSPC has to play and the work that the minister is doing in it. My final question is this: How are we to trust any of these strategies and commitments, though, in light of the reality of the same commitments to expanding and building the Trans Mountain pipeline?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:38:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I thank the minister for her genuine contribution to this conversation. I will cede the rest of my time to the member for Courtenay—Alberni.
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