Mr. Speaker, it has been referenced a few times in the House during question period that His Holiness Pope Francis has issued an extraordinarily powerful encyclical, a rare event from the Vatican, and I want to quote in part what he said:
We know that technology based on the use of highly polluting fossil fuels — especially coal... — needs to be progressively replaced without delay.
Given the Prime Minister's acceptance of the G7 language for decarbonization, he appears to agree, except for the part “without delay”.
Given that the Prime Minister believes this can happen in 85 years, can the minister tell us if it can happen by mid-century?