Madam Speaker, I listened intently to the member's speech; he mentioned many things, including cash for access, but it is my understanding that the Leader of the Opposition is having fundraisers at private homes all over the country. Somehow, we do not speak about that. However, let us put that aside; I am more interested in arguments about funding technology.
Whenever governments make economic decisions, there is room for criticism, even when there is no conflict of interest or corruption. Whenever people make decisions about which companies to fund and not to fund, they are picking winners and losers. In the view of free market economists, such as Milton Friedman, they are distorting markets.
Does the member not agree that the most elegant solution and mechanism for fighting climate change is the price on carbon because it is not government making decisions? Instead, individual citizens are making purchasing decisions every day. We could call it total freedom.