Thank you, colleagues.
Thank you, Minister.
Picking up on that last question from Mr. Blaikie, the Green Party strongly supports many of the investment tax credits being proposed for clean tech, for example, with the labour requirements that are a part of it.
What we are quite concerned about and don't share your enthusiasm for, Minister, are the new subsidies for carbon capture. We know evidence from around the world shows that more often than not, this technology emits more carbon than it captures. We also know the PBO has put out a report that shows these investment tax credits for carbon capture amount to a $5.7-billion subsidy on unproven technology that in many cases is going to the oil and gas industry. I understand they've been in touch with you advocating for it. They also made $38 billion in 2022 alone. That's money we could be putting into replenishing the greener homes grants, for example, for which folks in our Ontario communities can no longer apply.
Minister, I wonder if you're open to revisiting the evidence on carbon capture and reallocating those funds toward the solutions we need to be investing in so urgently.