Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Orb and Ms. Brownlee, when Manitoba proposed an environmental plan, it was called the Manitoba green plan. It was very detailed. It included carbon tax exemptions for farmers, which were very important to our agriculture sector, but it also included a focus on conservation through nature-based solutions, so it was a very good, robust plan.
Unfortunately, despite the great work done throughout extensive consultations with Manitobans, Ottawa rejected the plan because it didn't align with its “Ottawa knows best” approach. How counterproductive is it when Ottawa overrules the locally based work of provinces?
Mr. Orb, you can start.