Business of Supply  . We stand by this commitment and are taking a sector-by-sector regulatory approach to reducing emissions, with a goal to meet this target. Our approach also works with Canadian employers to help sectors achieve their targets, while providing that important balance to ensure our

Business of Supply   Minister and this Minister of the Environment, we are making real progress toward our target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020, through a sector-by-sector approach aligned with the U.S., where appropriate. I probably should remind members that actually

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the sector-by-sector regulatory approach that our government has undertaken in the last several years has been designed to do just that. It has been to look at the emissions profiles of the major emitting sources in the country. Examples include passenger vehicles

Business of Supply   of these environmental issues as a revenue generator for the government. Therefore, it is far more expensive for taxpayers to have a government such as the NDP or the Liberals in power bringing in carbon taxes and applying them to everything than it is to actually go through a regulatory sector

Business of Supply   sector-by-sector regulatory plan. We are very careful. That is why the NDP's proposed Tinker Bell approach of fixing everything with the wave of a wand does not match the reality of the challenges we face. We have to look at the impact regulations will have on investment, jobs

Business of Supply   this government is doing. Of course, as we have made clear in this House, we reject a carbon tax. Second is emissions standards. The NDP is basically saying, “Me too”. We are establishing emissions standards in our sector-by-sector regulatory approach. Finally, and the NDP and my colleague

Business of Supply   country and for the world. With regard to our plan, we began sector by sector with the transportation sector, which contributes fully 25%, a quarter, of Canada's annual emissions. We have succeeded with effective regulations there that will reach out. By 2025, cars will be consuming

The Environment   greenhouse gas emissions, and we have separated the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth over the past six years. Our sector-by-sector approach is working, despite the deniers on the other side.

The Environment  Again, Mr. Speaker, I would reiterate that our government clearly and tangibly takes very seriously both the reality and the science of climate change and that is why we are achieving through our sector-by-sector regulatory approach, by investing in adaptation as well

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our government takes very seriously the reality and the science of climate change. That is why we are taking urgent sector-by-sector regulatory action to reduce GHGs. This House will recall that under the previous Liberal government GHG emissions grew by over 30

The Environment   sector-by-sector regulatory approach actually reduces greenhouse gas emissions while saving Canadians money, unlike the NDP, which proposes an approach that would raise the cost of basic goods and everything for all Canadians.

The Environment   laid out much tougher emissions standards for vehicles. We have established strict regulations for coal-fired plants. We are now in the midst of bringing forward standards for the oil and gas sector. These all require industry to meet identifiable goals. Our sector-by-sector

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I welcome my colleague's question. We do have a plan, and our plan is working. As my colleague knows full well, we began with a sector-by-sector regulatory approach a year ago, starting with the transportation sector, which is the greatest emitter of greenhouse

The Environment   to actually reduce greenhouse gases. Our sector-by-sector program to meet our 2020 Copenhagen targets is working. That is in contrast to the NDP's proposed $21 billion plan to pick the pockets of Canadians without guaranteeing the reduction of a single megatonne of greenhouse gases.

Environment committee   leadership, I believe, in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to address short-lived climate pollutants. We are advancing on our sector-by-sector regulatory approach at home, putting forward greenhouse gas regulations to significantly reduce emissions from cars and light trucks, heavy