Senator Martin: Last week at COP 27, Minister Guilbeault issued a challenge to other countries: they should copy Canada and impose a carbon tax.

Senator Gold, how many countries have decided to imitate Canada in imposing more taxes on their citizens in order to fight climate change?

Hon. Yonah Martin (Deputy Leader of the Opposition): My question is also for the Leader of the Government.

According to this year’s Climate Change Performance Index published during COP 27, Canada ranks 58 out of 63 countries when it comes to protecting the climate, even trailing behind China and the United States. After seven years of Liberal rule and seven years of carbon taxes, Canada is number 58.

Senator Gold, when will the Liberal-NDP government finally admit that their climate change plan is not working and that taxing Canadians more and more will not do anything positive for the planet?