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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Oct/17/23 10:06:38 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise virtually today to present a petition of deep concern to residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands. The petitioners note that the Paris Agreement, which Canada negotiated back in 2015, calls for, in its language, a “just transition” for workers in the fossil fuel sector in the transition to end the addiction to fossil fuels. The petitioners go on to point out that the workforce of oil and gas workers is highly skilled, with many skills transferable to the renewable energy sector, and they call on the government to bring forward a plan for a just transition for fossil fuel workers. They specifically reference an existing strong piece of work, which was a task force on just transition for Canadian coal sector workers. The 10 recommendations from that extremely important piece of work are recommended to this House as the basis for work in this area.

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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23

Mr. Richard Bragdon

Oct/17/23 10:38:34 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad to answer this member's question, absolutely. Personally, I never, ever supported a carbon tax. I want the member to know something: I made those points very clear. Furthermore, I want to ask the member opposite to explain why a colleague of his, the hon. member for Avalon has come out this very week and supported our motion to axe the carbon tax. He said: “Everywhere I go people come up to me and say, ‘We’re losing faith in the Liberal Party.’” He went on to say: I’ve had people tell me they can’t afford to buy groceries. They can’t afford to heat their homes and that’s hard to hear from especially seniors who live alone and tell me that they go around their house in the spring and winter time with a blanket wrapped around them because they can't afford the home heating fuel and they can't afford to buy beef or chicken. That is from the opposite side, the governing side. When will the member answer that question, and finally respond to the cries of Canadians who say, “Get off our backs and axe the carbon tax”?

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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23

Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)

Oct/17/23 2:10:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, mortgage rates and the cost of food and fuel are making it impossible for Canadian families to live. I have heard from neighbours and friends who have expressed that the NDP-Liberal government is out of touch with Canadians and is driving in the wrong direction. The Prime Minister promised to bring down the cost of food, but Thanksgiving has come and gone, and food costs continue to escalate. With the exception of only one Liberal member of Parliament, the NDP-Liberal coalition continues to support the increased costs of production and transportation of food by supporting the carbon tax. The only thing the carbon tax is doing is uniting Canadians against it. They are exhausted, desperate, failing and falling far behind. Canadians deserve relief, and the Prime Minister is not worth the cost.

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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23

Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

Oct/17/23 2:45:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for my colleague. We have already cut fossil fuel subsidies. We are the first G20 country to do so. We did it two years sooner than all of the other partners. We even went a step further. We committed to eliminating public funding as well, unlike any other G20 nation, and we will do so by next year.

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