Jean-Denis Garon at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I will go to Mr. Ngan.

The commissioner is politely telling us that the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is based on science fiction. Carbon capture technologies are science fiction. Dozens of scientists who appeared before the committee told us that these technologies would not be ready for 2030 and would never allow us to eliminate more than 27 megatonnes of CO₂ equivalent annually by 2030.

What is worrisome about all this is that your plan is based on these technologies and, if the scientists are right, you will almost certainly not reach the 2030 target.

So who is telling the truth: the scientists who appeared before the committee or the science that took place behind the closed doors of your department?