Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Colleagues, Minister, Deputy Ministers, welcome to your House of Commons. I am very happy to see you, Minister.
You all know that climate change is real and we have to make every effort to reduce pollution. Minister, I would like to point out that your official vehicle is entirely electric. I know that whenever possible, in the best of all possible worlds, you take the train to travel from Montreal to Ottawa. Last week, in fact, we cut short a conversation because you had to get to the train station.
That is why, two weeks ago, on March 13, like a lot of people, I went to the International Summit on Electric and Smart Transportation. There were thousands of people there, including the Prime Minister, who travelled to that event on a Challenger plane. It is a 22‑minute flight. That was not the first time the Prime Minister had used a Challenger to travel between Ottawa and Montreal. On December 6 and 7, he did that exact return trip on board a Challenger.
Let's be clear. It is to be expected that the Prime Minister will travel around Canada. It is also to be expected that there will be security measures.
However, in all sincerity, Minister, what do you think about your Prime Minister, a member of Parliament from Montreal, taking a plane just to travel between Ottawa and Montreal, a 22‑minute flight?
Is the environment really being considered?