Mr. Speaker, the point being missed here is that the government has already leaked out the fact that it is going to go after intensity rather than overall reductions in emissions.
What that means for people watching is that any efficiencies made by the sector which are naturally occurring, because industries tend to want to be more efficient with how much pollution they emit, will be counted as having contributed some significant amount to Canada's overall pollution emission. That will not be the case.
If this sector is doubling, why would the government continue to make a priority of subsidizing the sector to the tune of $1.5 billion? If set aside and put into green energy projects, this would actually work for Canadians and work for our international commitments. We can still meet those commitments if the government resets its priorities.
We look forward to the clean air act, but when action was called for, the government decided to introduce a bill that is going to take four or five years to implement with consultation. That is a bit disappointing.