Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if the hon. member has asked his constituents what impact the carbon tax is having on them, if it has changed their behaviour in any way. Perhaps his results are different from mine.
I have talked to my constituents. I have talked to people in B.C. Let us talk about B.C. for a moment. B.C. has had a carbon tax since 2008, the longest standing carbon tax in Canada. One might be curious to know how much of its greenhouse gas has been reduced, because surely with a carbon tax in place since 2008, it must be significant. B.C. must be seeing incredible gains. At least at the bare minimum, their farmers are reverting to plows, right? Actually, B.C.'s greenhouse gas emissions are going up. It has had a carbon tax since 2008 and its greenhouse gas emissions are going up.
Is a carbon tax the best way to defeat climate change?