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House Hansard - 161

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 2:36:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House of the facts: 70% of the prices we are seeing at the pump are related to crude oil prices going up, largely because of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Steven Guilbeault: Mr. Speaker, I am getting there. Another 25% is a result of provincial taxes and refining margins. We recycle 100% of the revenues to Canadians, with 10% specifically to small businesses and agricultural industries in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 2:43:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what my hon. colleague just said in the House is simply not true. Federal carbon pricing does not apply in Quebec because Quebec has its own cap-and-trade system, which was implemented before the federal government introduced carbon pricing. I would also like to remind my colleague and all of the Conservatives across the way that climate change affects farmers across the country just as it affects all Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 2:46:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for most of us in the House, and for most Canadians, climate change is the reality and facts do matter, though I know not for everyone. The facts are that greenhouse gas emissions are down 9% below the 2005 level. That is a fact. Methane emissions in the oil and gas sector are down almost 40% two years before scheduled. That is another fact. EV sales in Canada have doubled in the last few years. That is another fact. If they will not take it from me, and they will not take it from environmentalists, maybe they will take it from the oil sands Pathways Alliance, which said, “With positive industry and government collaboration”—
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 2:48:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if they will not take it from me, they will not take it from environmentalists and they will not take it from experts, maybe they will take it from the Cement Association of Canada, which said about our climate change plan, “Emissions Reduction Plan provides cement industry with predictability”. Electricity Canada welcomed the smart renewables and electrification pathways program. The oil sands Pathways Alliance, the five largest oil sands producers in the country, said, “With positive industry and government collaboration, Canada has an incredible opportunity to help provide for global energy security while being a leader in producing clean energy.” That is what we are doing on this side of the House. We are fighting climate change. We are creating jobs and the economy of the 21st century.
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