44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 23, 2022 10:00AM
- Sep/23/22 11:26:48 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question.
I am so happy to see these demonstrations all across the country. I actually organized many such events when I was a little younger.
I would like to remind my colleague that, since we came to power, fossil fuel subsidies have decreased by over $4 billion a year. We are committed to eliminating those subsidies by next year, 2023, which is two years earlier than our G20 partners. We are taking action on climate change. We are taking action on affordability.
92 words
All Topics
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:28:03 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I would remind my hon. colleague that our climate action plan provides for a $109‑billion investment in clean energy, in the electrification of transportation and in green electricity generation. That is three times more per capita than what the United States is investing.
There are other measures on top of that. We will reduce emissions of methane, a very powerful greenhouse gas, by 40% to 50%, not by 2030 or 2035, but within the next three years, at no cost to businesses. Our plan to control pollution is a plan that works and that will help Canadians.
101 words
All Topics
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:35:15 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, our plan is designed so that the majority of households in Canada receive more from the climate action incentive payments than they pay, at a time when Canadians need more money and we need to fight climate change.
The Leader of the Opposition talked about a crisis earlier. We are giving families in Ontario $745. It is $830 in Manitoba, $1,100 in Saskatchewan and almost $1,100 in Alberta. The Conservative Party wants to take this money away from Canadians.
83 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:44:16 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, carbon pricing is widely recognized by nearly everyone including those in this House, except for the Conservative Party, as the most economically efficient way to reduce emissions while driving clean innovation and creating jobs.
Do not take it from me. Do not take it from the Bloc Québécois, the NDP or the Greens. Take it from some members of the Conservative Party who have asked that our system be applied in their province because it gives more money back into people's pockets and fights climate change at the same time.
97 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:56:10 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, just two weeks ago I announced a program, a $250-million program, to help tens of thousands of Canadians get off home heating oil and get access to cheaper, cleaner electricity to heat their homes and use in their houses. This is yet another example of how we can tackle the crisis of climate change and help Canadians with affordability. Unfortunately, on these two fronts, the Conservatives have nothing to offer Canadians.
74 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:57:19 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, let us talk about carbon pricing for a second. In 2007, the Harper government proposed a $15 carbon tax. In 2008, the same government pledged to introduce a cap-and-trade system. In 2011, it was no longer pursuing any of these systems, yet last year the opposition proposed in their election campaign that they supporting carbon pricing again.
Canadians want real, serious climate actions to ensure a healthier environment and a cleaner economy, not Conservative flip-flops.
80 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 11:59:45 a.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Sudbury for her question. In my younger days, I would have been on the front lines of today's climate protests, carrying a banner or a megaphone. I actually organized many such protests myself.
I can assure the House today that my department and this government are fully committed to taking action on all fronts in the fight against climate change. This includes $109 billion in investments and over 100 initiatives in electrification, climate change adaptation and conservation led by indigenous peoples across the country.
Yes, pollution is decreasing in Canada, contrary to what the Conservative Party would have us believe. We are taking action on climate change, and we will continue to do so for the good of all Canadians.
130 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Sep/23/22 12:02:17 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, with climate change, the cost of inaction is enormous. In fact, it is in the billions of dollars, and we have a practical and affordable way to lower pollution.
Let us look at the facts. The revenue from pricing pollution in Canada will go back to the provinces where the money was raised, with 90% for families directly and 10% for businesses, municipalities, schools, hospitals and indigenous communities to help them become more energy efficient and save money.
Under our plan, eight out of 10 families will have more money in their pockets, and all the revenue from pricing pollution will stay in the province where it came from.
111 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
