Mr. Speaker, the reality is that not taking action on climate change comes with significant consequences that my hon. colleague refuses to mention. For example, more frequent extreme weather events are already taking hard-earned money out of the pockets of Canadians across the country. Also, across the country people are starting to experience first-hand the devastating wildfires, extreme flooding such as in my own riding, severe droughts and stronger storms that are associated with climate change. In fact, for the past six years, annual insurance payouts from extreme weather have been close to or above $1 billion across the country, and that is up from $400 million a year over the 25-year period from 1983 to 2008.
In the House of Commons on November 20th, 2018. See this statement in context.