Madam Speaker, that is actually not true. Canada's emissions have fallen, and Canada's emissions per GDP have fallen dramatically, in fact, and it is a result of action by this government. However, there is a lag period as well, because the previous government did almost nothing to fight climate change. It thought it was a big joke. The Harper government referred to the Kyoto protocol as a “socialist” regime.
We still have a long way to go in this country, but it is going to take a concerted effort on behalf of each member of Parliament to listen to people in their riding who are actually experts, economists, experts on affordability and experts on fighting climate change, to develop a strategy that works for all Canadians.
Back to the issue of affordability for just a second. I happened to have a look at the PBO report, and I noted the bottom three quintiles of earners in Alberta net more money through the climate action incentive payment than they pay. Those are the most vulnerable Canadians. Those are the people who need it most. They are getting more money back because the two top quintiles, the fourth and the fifth quintiles, burn more fossil fuels.