Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague wants to take money from his constituents so he can make it free to pollute. This should come as no surprise because the Conservatives, over the course of my time in this chamber, have wanted to cut or vote against programs that support ordinary people all the time.
They want to take dental benefits away from children. They want to cancel investments in child care. They vote against tax measures that cut taxes for the middle class and raise them on the 1%. We are going to protect middle-class Canadians. We are going to work to defend their pensions when the Conservatives lack the courage to do so.