Mr. Speaker, it might be worthwhile mentioning that it was the Conservatives, in their 2008 platform and Speech from the Throne, who committed to implementing a price on carbon pollution through a cap-and-trade system.
Their “Turning the Corner” plan committed the Conservative government to:
Forcing industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions;
Setting up a carbon emissions trading market....
Establishing a market price for carbon.
What the Conservatives are saying today is different from what they told us in 2008.