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House Hansard - 292

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 20, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Mar/20/24 2:04:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are facing unthinkable levels of climate crisis events globally. Scientists are alarmed, and so should we be all. It is very clear that last year, 2023, was the warmest year on record. Also, it is now clear for Canadians what we all knew. Records have been smashed. Records have been broken. This winter was the warmest winter on record in Canada, and according to senior climatologists, the warmest year on record by a stunning margin. It is not just the land that is hotter and drier; it is the oceans. I refer members to a recent article in The New Yorker by Elizabeth Kolbert: “Why is the Sea so Hot?” Temperatures in our oceans reached a shade below 70°F globally, and since the start of 2024 they have been going up. Are we—
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/20/24 2:30:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer clearly spelled out that eight out of 10 Canadian families in areas where the price on pollution applies get more money back every year than they pay in the price on pollution. That is because we created a plan that not only is one of the strongest plans to fight climate change in the world but also puts more money back in the pockets of middle-class Canadians, as we build a stronger future, better careers, more competitiveness and a safer environment for generations to come. That is the plan we have. That is not what they are doing.
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Mar/20/24 2:53:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is in first place. We rank number one. The Liberals should be proud—but wait, first place for what? Canada ranks number one for air pollution. For the first time, Canada is the most polluted country in North America. We are worse than the United States. With the climate crisis and forest fires, people are suffocating. They cannot breathe properly. Pollution is making them sick. People are dying, and it is going to get worse. Is the Minister of Environment and Climate Change proud to represent the most polluted country in North America?
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/20/24 2:58:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the price on pollution returns every dollar it collects to the jurisdictions in which it is collected. That is the fact that built our program, our fight against climate change. The reality is that we are creating jobs and we are creating growth, and we are putting more money back in the pockets of eight out of 10 Canadian families in backstop provinces. This is the plan that fights climate change, builds a stronger economy and supports Canadians right now with rebate cheques that the Leader of the Opposition would cancel.
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/20/24 3:01:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one would think that for someone who has been railing against our plan to fight climate change and put more money in people's pockets for months now, he would actually have done his research to understand how it works. Every single province has the ability to put forward its own plan to fight climate change as long as it is sufficiently rigorous to be fair to the other provinces that are also doing the same. That is what a Canada-wide plan to fight climate change is all about. Yes, the federal backstop gives back more money directly to Canadians in eight out of 10 cases, but B.C. and others are free to do their own thing.
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Hon. Mona Fortier (Ottawa—Vanier, Lib.)
  • Mar/20/24 3:18:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, climate change is a reality that impacts my constituents in Ottawa—Vanier. They have asked the government to reduce emissions while putting more money back in their pockets. That is why, every year, they receive $1,120 from the Canada carbon rebate. While Conservative politicians fail to recognize that climate change is real and that there is an even greater cost of inaction, can the Prime Minister inform Canadians—
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Mar/20/24 3:19:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while Conservative politicians fail to recognize that climate change is real and that there is an even greater cost of inaction, can the Prime Minister inform Canadians as to why our plan is so important?
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