Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his hard work and contributions to the clean air act . As the House knows, it is Environment Canada and the environment minister who creates the policy but it is the Minister of Natural Resources who actually implements the programs.
The previous government made $6 billion worth of announcements and spent $1.6 billion. There was a huge gap between what was announced and what was actually spent. The minister shared with us that by spending that $1.6 billion, the Liberals ended up with emission rates going through the roof. They did absolutely nothing.
The minister has been here for a long time and I was wondering if he knows why the Liberals do absolutely nothing but make a lot of bluster. Has he ever seen them actually do anything? Why would they want to cut environmental programs?