Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in this place to speak out and defend the interests of not just the people of Toronto—St. Paul's but also all of Canada. These are the Canadians who are not Liberal insiders and did not profit from the largesse of the government in its misallocation of capital through the Sustainable Development Technology Canada program.
I am standing here today to address an issue that has left Canadians poorer and that has left Canadians shaking their heads and questioning the direction of the Liberal government, which has failed our environment. The government has failed to be accountable; most importantly, it has failed the people of Canada. However, the NDP-Liberal government members sit upright in their respective seats as if there is nothing to see here.
In fact, there is less than nothing to see here. There is a vacuous void of taxpayer dollars, which have vanished into the pockets of friends and insiders. For years, the Prime Minister has positioned himself as the champion of the environment, saying that his government works hard to fight climate change. He continues to claim that he has lowered emissions while investing in Canada's economy, but can we guess what? The Liberal government tries to gaslight Canadians into thinking it is leading the way on climate action, but it actually cannot even hit its own emissions targets.
The only thing Liberals seem to be investing in is their own pockets and their own futures, at the expense of Canadians. I campaigned for this role because I am worried about the finances of this country and what they mean for our children's futures, our children's children's futures, the futures of their kids and so on. The NDP government, led by the Prime Minister, has demonstrated a lack of financial—