Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. I very much agree with the comments of Mr. Baker and Mr. Ste-Marie.
The Conservatives are showing, Mr. Chair, that they actually don't care about industry. I'm going to reiterate a bit of what I've said before. It's been said by a few other people, but I want to put on the record that they're going against industry interests and, indeed, against the very interests of the oil and gas industry and renewable companies in the very ridings of some of the Conservative members who are here.
They want the clean economy investment tax credits passed right now in order for them to put a plan in place and to start decarbonizing and meeting emissions reductions targets. They've been very clear. I don't know why it is that Conservatives are going against their own stakeholders and against what industry is actually asking us to do.
There is another thing that is important to put on record, and it's ridiculous that we have to do this, but nonetheless, let's do it. They obviously did not get the memo, Mr. Chair. Carbon pricing—or the carbon tax, as the Conservatives like to sort of brand or label it—has not caused food prices or home pricing to go up. Inflation has been a global issue.
After the pandemic, globally, we've had a huge inflation issue. What's happening is that prices have gone up, not only on food but also on housing, and that's been exacerbated because we've had a housing crisis, because three levels of government for over 30 years have stopped investing in housing.
They have to stop lying and misleading Canadians. The carbon pricing or carbon tax does not cause inflation. I will also say to you—