Thank you.
We clearly need to have a preamble that's realistic. As I said originally, the national carbon budget takes us in the direction of tax, tax, tax, and sending billions of dollars out of Canada. That's not what Canadians want. They want action here, and that's what they're getting from this government.
They also want realistic targets based on a healthy environment and a healthy economy. The last “whereas” is.... From the science we've heard around this table, what's being proposed is not realistic. It would not be good for the economy. We need to have a balance of both.
Those are my comments. I do not support what's being proposed by the Liberals.