Mr. Speaker, two days ago in the House, the member for Red Deer said something inconsistent with the facts. He said:
The Prime Minister even said in the House that in 30 years our children and grandchildren will be dying from the heat. There is not a scientist in the world who would agree with that. None of the people in the IPCC, in those models, say that in 30 years people are going to be dying from heat.
Now if the member for Red Deer had bothered to do some research, he would have found that the Prime Minister was completely correct. The IPCC “Summary for Policy Makers Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” on page 12 states:
Projected climate change will be accompanied by an increase in heat waves, often exacerbated by increased humidity and urban air pollution, which would cause an increase in heat-related deaths and illness episodes.
The hon. member owes the Prime Minister and the House an apology.