Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the opportunity to shift away from the pricing of carbon pollution to some of the innovative aspects of addressing this challenge.
Of course, the reduction of burning of fossil fuels creates an enormous opportunity for the development of new renewable technologies. Nova Scotia has been, and continues to be, a leader in those fields; centred in Halifax, largely.
Sequestration of carbon is another area of immense innovation happening right now. There are start-up and clean-tech firms in Halifax right now: for example, CarbonCure Technologies, which is injecting and sequestering carbon into concrete and making a very strong building material that will last over time.
This is an opportunity to innovate. It is an opportunity to embrace the Atlantic growth strategy and create a green economy for the future.