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House Hansard - 296

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 9, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/9/24 2:45:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleague knows, I was involved for a long time in environmental organizations fighting climate change. At the time, we all dreamed of a federal government that would invest billions of dollars in the fight against climate change. It never happened until we came along. Back then, the investments amounted to a few hundred million dollars. Now our government has committed more than $100 billion to the fight against climate change. That is an absolute record in our country. We are transforming the economy and jobs for decades to come and fighting climate change.
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Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/9/24 3:06:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question and for her efforts to speak French. I want to note that next Monday, April 15, the Canada carbon rebate will increase. A family in her province, Ontario, will receive $280 four times a year. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said two weeks ago that carbon pricing is the measure that least impacts the economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. More than 200 economists concur and the Premier of Saskatchewan, with whom I hardly ever agree, also admitted that it was the best way to reduce climate change.
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Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/9/24 3:13:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague knows, I was an environmental activist for many years. In those years, we could only dream of a federal government that would invest tens of billions of dollars in the transition to fight climate change, to create the jobs and the economy of the 21st century. We have committed more than $100 billion since 2015 in the fight against climate change. That is not double what had been done before. That is not four times more than what had been done before. That is not 10 times more. It is 20 times more. It has never been done before in Canada in terms of investment to fight climate change and create opportunities for the 21st century.
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