44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024 10:00AM
- Apr/11/24 11:00:49 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 7 on page 3 with the following:
“communities;”
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- Apr/11/24 11:02:15 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 3 with the following:
“risdiction, without interference from the federal government, to support the shift to a net-zero economy;”
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- Apr/11/24 11:09:31 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 5 with the following:
“municated in accordance with the Paris Agreement. (économie carboneutre)”
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- Apr/11/24 11:09:31 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 5 with the following:
“Canada's pathway to achieving a net-zero-emissions future and that reflects the concept of”
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- Apr/11/24 11:11:07 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 11 to 14 on page 6 with the following:
“economic development and diversification; and”
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- Apr/11/24 11:11:07 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 6 with the following:
“strategies and measures to encourage growth in goodpaying, high-quality jobs including jobs in which workers are represented by a trade union — in a net-zero economy;”
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- Apr/11/24 11:24:40 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing lines 30 and 31 on page 11 with the following:
“tribute to the creation of sustainable jobs; and”
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- Apr/11/24 11:24:40 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by deleting lines 12 to 16 on page 11.
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- Apr/11/24 11:24:40 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 11 with the following:
“of the provinces and territories and Indigenous govern-”
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- Apr/11/24 11:35:45 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 18, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 12 with the following:
“isting emissions reduction measures;”
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- Apr/11/24 11:35:45 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 19, be amended by replacing lines 31 to 33 on page 12 with the following:
“cent Sustainable Jobs Action Plan.”
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- Apr/11/24 11:35:45 a.m.
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moved:
That Bill C-50, in Clause 20, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 13 with the following:
“eral government in relation to”
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- Apr/11/24 11:41:05 a.m.
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moved:
Motion No. 189
That Bill C-50, in Clause 20, be amended by replacing lines 23 and 24 on page 13 with the following:
“ing with the governments of provinces and territories;”
Motion No. 190
That Bill C-50, in Clause 20, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 13 with the following:
“(c.1) serving as a source of information in respect of federal programs, funding and”
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- Apr/11/24 12:12:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the father of 20th-century modern management, Peter F. Drucker, once said, “There is...nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” That quote depicts the foundation of the just transition act that we have before us today.
There is nothing just about forcing a transition on an industry or on a community that has made it its life journey to produce the cleanest energy products the world has ever seen, especially knowing that through global turmoil, food insecurity and increased energy demands, the world's hydrocarbons will continue to be needed as a solution to humanity's woes and not, as ideologists would have us believe, as the cause of those woes.
To ensure that, should the world decide that its energy demands will be satisfied by strong environmental hydrocarbon-producing countries, we as Canadians will continue to be there to answer the call, but we will not be there if Canada’s major economic driver is brought to its knees by the twisted ideology of the government and its anti-energy partners.
The Conservative leader has said that we will unleash the growth within our economy, that with our most powerful resources, produced in the most environmentally positive way, there will be benefits to our people and to the environment at the same time. We will not follow the Prime Minister, with the help of his NDP masters, to push production out of Canada and, thus, toward other countries that pollute more, burn more coal and put more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere with no remorse.
The Prime Minister would sooner drive production away from Canadians, who already have the cleanest electricity grid on planet Earth, toward other nations that, frankly, are incapable of change or just do not care.
By using the wealth generated by our essential hydrocarbon resources, we can protect the environment and prevent the loss of billions of dollars of stranded assets owned by provinces and first nations, and use our innovative skills to move the global needle of greenhouse gases to a level that would satisfy all but the most radical eco-activists.
At the natural resources committee, we have had much debate on the future of Canada’s hydrocarbon industries. I find it unbelievable that the natural resources minister, along with his cohorts in cabinet, would actively pursue a framework to handcuff one of Canada’s greatest assets. Of course, all of this discussion has been created because of the planned attack on resource development in Canada. Had Bill C-69, the anti-resource development law, never happened and if tens of billions of investment plans not been shelved, then the government would not have had to produce legislation to prop up the ghost towns that it is actively creating.
The Liberal just transition action plan is a dangerous government-mandated plan to kill off 170,000 Canadian jobs and to put at risk the livelihoods of 2.7 million Canadian workers. This is a plan that creates subsidized jobs, not sustainable jobs. Conservatives do not believe in a central-planning “Ottawa knows best” approach that tells private sector energy companies how to run their operations. The government cannot even track emissions properly.
As a member of the natural resources committee, I have asked multiple times for an analysis of the full life-cycle impact of all the projects we have, from the first shovel in the ground to the last shovel used to cover up those projects. The government has no clue, yet we are to trust it to dictate to industries how to best run their operations. I think not.
Oil and gas are still Canada’s largest export sector, and it is so important in the development of renewable and alternative fuels of the future to have it strong and to keep it strong.
The Liberals and their NDP cohorts are ignoring cost, technology and infrastructure demands. Reports vary on how the federal government has underfunded its climate plans. RBC had a report that stated that the government needed to spend $2 trillion to make it to net zero. It published a supplementary report saying Canada could capitalize on the global increase for oil and gas and still meet its net-zero targets with investments from the profits, but the government turned its back on our allies while peddling technology and alternative fuel sources that cannot be produced at a commercial rate.
A Conservative government would unleash the energy sector while fostering technology and innovation to protect our environment, so that more Canadian energy would get to the world to displace dictator energy and create jobs and powerful paycheques for Canadians.
Let us be clear. There is noting just about this transition and tax plan the Liberals have. Chief Dale Swampy said, “There is nothing fair or equitable about what is happening today.”
After eight years of anti-energy messages, delays, arbitrary and inconsistent regulatory conditions, an outright veto of an approved export pipeline and the imposition of project-killing Bill C-69, despite universal provincial opposition, the Liberals have made no secret their intention to accelerate the phase-out of the oil and gas sector in Canada.
It is sad. First nations communities are begging the government to get out of the way and let them produce the resources on their land so that their communities can thrive. Our global allies are begging for our help to get off Putin’s oil, so they can have a stable and ethical energy source. All the while, the government believes that if it cannot be produced, it cannot be shipped and, therefore, its ideological push will win.
The reality is that everyone loses, but the government is too self-absorbed to see that. Canada should be the world’s go-to energy producer and supplier of choice, and be energy secure and self-sufficient as well. Instead, the Liberals put ideology and partisanship above reality and the economy.
Politicians should be honest about the outcomes of their policies. Too often with these Liberals we see them fall back on wordsmithing and absolve themselves of any negative socio-economic consequences of the so-called just transition concept for Canada. This needs to stop.
Many times we hear about how the world is changing and how important it is for us to keep up with our European partners. Perhaps the government should be paying attention to what is happening in Europe. The mood has changed. Governments in Europe are starting to recognize the consequences of this blind action. They are listening to their people.
That is the problem: We do not have a government that is prepared to vary, in any way, from the path that it has set forward. It is not listening to the people. Here, it is understandable that they do not listen to opposition parties, but it had best be listening to the people in their ridings. The mood has changed, and it is important that all parliamentarians recognize that. If we do not, we will be left behind by a world that is looking for Canadian energy.
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- Apr/11/24 12:22:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have just gone through all of the amendments, and I agree with every one, especially the ones I put my name to that talk about making sure that we pay attention to indigenous groups and to our communities. Every one of those that I have put my name to has been researched and dealt with. That is the first part.
The second part is about our five-year plans and new deals. We are all banned from Russia right now, but I was there back in the eighties playing hockey. When I did that, and when we were there, we happened to be there during the two weeks the Soviet party in congress was coming together to talk about what the next five years were going to be. Do members think they were listening to their people or to themselves?
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- Apr/11/24 12:24:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the compliment. I appreciate it.
There are times when people are provoked, and I think this is the part that one should be aware of. Not everybody hears all of the things that are said, and that can be a reason behind tempers getting hot. I prefer to make sure that we keep the temperature cooler, but I also think it is important that we speak to the strengths we have as a nation.
I have always stood up for Quebeckers, for their energy sources and for that type of thing. I get frustrated when people say, “That is fine, but we are just going to shut someone down”. That is a bit of a problem I have; nevertheless, I think we have all of these strengths in every province. That is what we should be concentrating on.
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- Apr/11/24 12:26:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Suncor is an energy company. Many of the items it is dealing with, and what it is doing, are renewable energy projects, so there is a mix. There is money being made throughout it. Perhaps there is money being made in the investments they have in solar and wind, but some of that is perhaps coming from government and the policies we have. I think that is important, but it is also important that we recognize what that does for our communities and what it does to make sure we have a health care system and a solid structure throughout our communities.
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