Mr. Speaker, today I came here to talk about the main estimates and how the government was trying to pull off a new measure in order to hide the $7 billion in spending. However, the member for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke asked a very important question on carbon pricing and the effects of climate change, which we do know have a significant effect on the world.
However, where we fundamentally disagree is when we have policies that are putting a tax on everyday Canadians, on everything from their groceries to their fuel. My colleague said earlier that $200 was what separated many families from being able to make their payments.
As a country, we really need to look for technological solutions. A Saudi prince once said many years ago that the stone age did not end because of a lack of stones. The oil age is not going to end because of a lack of oil. It is going to change because of technology. We need to be looking there for the solutions, not taxes on Canadians.