Minister, you can forgive Canadians for not being compelled by your comparison to a number in 2005. You've been in government for nine years, so let's just talk about what your claims have been, what your policies are and what the outcomes have been.
What your policy has been is to spike the carbon tax by 25% on April 1, despite eight premiers asking you not to and despite more Canadians being unable to feed themselves, house themselves, and heat and cool themselves when needed.
Your response has been your Liberal senators holding up the Conservatives' Bill C-234, which would provide carbon tax exemptions on farmers and farm fuels at exactly a time when Canadian farmers are struggling to produce food and Canadians can't afford to eat.