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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Liberal
  • North Vancouver
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $134,232.65

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Context: House Hansard - 265 - Dec/11/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Dec/11/23 2:59:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only is the Conservative Party opposed to addressing affordability in this country and not only is it opposed to fighting climate change, it has a hard time keeping its statements straight. In 2008, the Conservative Party platform stated, “We will work...to...implement a North America-wide cap and trade system for greenhouse gases.” The 2021 platform, on which all of these members were elected, stated, “We recognize that the most efficient way to reduce our emissions is to use pricing mechanisms.” More recently, the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, who asked a question here about carbon pricing, sat in Premier Campbell's caucus and voted in—
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson
  • Dec/4/23 4:43:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is very important that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions everywhere, in all sectors of the economy. We need a plan to accelerate economic development in all the provinces and territories. It is very important. One hydrogen company in Quebec used the tax credit set up by the government. It is a tool that speeds up—
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Context: House Hansard - 261 - Dec/4/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Dec/4/23 2:34:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a price on pollution is an important part of addressing the climate issue in a manner that actually promotes innovation and incentives. I will read a couple of quotes: “We recognize that the most efficient way to reduce our emissions is to use price mechanisms.” Also, “We will work with the provinces and territories...at both the national and state levels, to develop...a trade system for greenhouse gases”. Those are from the Conservative Party platforms of 2008 and 2021. My god, it is the height of hypocrisy in this chamber.
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Context: House Hansard - 234 - Oct/18/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Oct/18/23 3:06:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague knows that greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change. We must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in every sector of the economy. We have a very detailed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and grow a prosperous, low-carbon economy. We will continue to do that.
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 2:42:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, we have put in place a framework to reduce and eliminate subsidies to the fossil fuel sector. Of course I was in Calgary. I gave a speech about climate change and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, and that, of course, includes the oil and gas sector.
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Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • May/29/23 2:48:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we agree that we need to make sure that life is affordable. We have implemented a lot of measures to ensure that things will be affordable in the future. However, it is also important that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We need a plan to fight climate change, which we and almost all of the other parties in the House have. The Conservatives are the only ones who do not have a plan to fight climate change. They want to leave our children and grandchildren with a poor future. We need a plan to—
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/22 2:59:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is very important. We have a comprehensive and robust plan to combat climate change. Of course, we must reduce greenhouse gases. We need to work with our allies, as we did at COP27, and we need to ensure a prosperous future for Canadians. We need to accelerate the energy transition, and our plan does just that.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/22 2:21:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has one of the most comprehensive plans in the world to combat climate change. We will meet our target of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. At the same time, we need to ensure that life is affordable for Canadians, and we have made the investments to ensure that it is.
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Context: House Hansard - 122 - Nov/1/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Nov/1/22 2:41:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. As I said yesterday when she asked this question, we have implemented a plan to fight climate change, a plan that may well be the most detailed one in the whole world. It is an aggressive plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring a clean and prosperous future for our children and grandchildren. We want to work with our partners in the Bloc Québécois, the NDP and, of course, the Conservative Party.
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 2:32:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is working with all sectors of the economy to reduce greenhouse gases, but also to grow the economy. We are working with the steel sector, the oil sector and all sectors to ensure we have a very strong economy in the future.
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