Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Edmonton Strathcona.
I hope the next few times I will speak with you in English.
I will speak French for now, but I too am working very hard to learn our great country's other official language.
Let me say that you are right. We could be taking meaningful action. Bill C-12, the bill we are debating, does not address the concerns or propose any quick, tangible measures.
I would like to remind my colleague of the Conservative Party of Canada's record from 2006 to 2015, when our government made major investments through the eco-energy innovation initiative. These are meaningful steps the Conservative Party took at the time, but the problem has not been solved yet, and we are all aware that it is going to take a collective effort.
When it comes to recycling, everyone is making an effort to achieve results, yet 65% of the recyclable items that Canadians go out of their way to put in blue bins end up in the landfill. There is a structural problem that we need to address.
That is the type of meaningful action we need to be taking.
I would like to reassure my colleague that we can take meaningful action to get results for the sake of our environment, both here in Canada and around the globe.