Mr. Speaker, those remarks are hardly worth stooping for.
I would like to go back to some of the evidence around the government's turning the corner plan.
The Pembina Institute is now saying that the government has little chance of meeting its target whatsoever. It says that there are at least eight loopholes and gaps that undermine the credibility of the government's target for 2020.
The World Wildlife Fund and the Tyndall Centre have said that the government has set reduction targets that are well below what is achievable, and, in some cases, cuts that have already been achieved in the oil sands by companies operating there are well below what the industry already plans to do. My that is aspirational.
The proposed plan means that the windfall profit for tar sands companies could be in the order of $30 million to $700 million, according to the report.
The C.D. Howe Institute says that the government is likely to miss its 2020 emissions target by almost 200 megatons.
The National Energy Board says that under two of its three scenarios, greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise.
It is all there in black and white. The government does not have a track record.
With respect to the member's personal comments, I will leave that to the voters of Nepean--Carleton to decide.