Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I actually just have a concluding question, so feel free to take your time and answer it to the best of your abilities. I want to go back to the original analysis on the carbon rebate. When you did your original analysis you claimed that, while most families would receive more from rebates than they paid into carbon pricing, those benefits would be erased once the impact on job growth and incomes was factored in. You did not, however, factor in the impacts of climate change if the tax is not implemented.
Why did you choose to analyze the potential impacts on job growth but not on climate change, especially given that the Canadian Climate Institute estimates that, by 2030, the changing climate and extreme weather events could cost the Canadian economy $35 billion?