Mr. Speaker, our government has a consistent green strategy when it comes to biofuels.
The Conservative government's objective for biofuels is equivalent to taking one million vehicles off the road.
In addition to having a positive impact on the environment, biofuel production helps the economy of our regions and gives farming families a source of income.
Contrary to what some people have recently suggested, biofuel production in Canada has no adverse effect on food production. After all, even when we achieve our targets for biofuel production, 95% of Canadian farmland will continue to produce food.
Above and beyond current biofuel production, Canada must become a leader in producing the next generation of biofuels. That is why the Conservative government invested more than $500 million in the development of these new technologies. That is far more than the Bloc Québécois will ever do.
I encourage my Bloc Québécois colleagues to be consistent for once and support Bill C-33, since, after all—