Madam Chair, as we gladly mentioned this evening, we decided to establish a price on carbon, which is already in place for 85% of Canadians in many communities across the country. We believe that this is an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We believe that co-operative federalism is the best way to approach this issue and, therefore, the provinces have the opportunity to choose the model they wish to adopt.
In the House of Commons on May 22nd, 2018. See this statement in context.