Madam Speaker, in the last election, the Conservatives had a plan for climate change. This was the plan: They were going to charge Canadians who purchased fossil fuels a tax. It gets better. They were going to take that tax, put it in a special savings account and only allow Canadians to spend it on certain things, such as electric bicycles, solar panels and such. It seems like an odd policy for a party that, first of all, is struggling to decide whether to take the issue of climate change seriously and, second, espouses to be the party of freedom.
My question is not whether the member believes that this is a priority for Canada. My question is whether he understands the gravity of the situation that we face when it comes to global climate change. Does the member understand the issue?