Madam Speaker, the carbon tax issue will be resolved when the government has the courage, the honesty and the dignity to ask Canadians to go to the polls. Canadians will have the opportunity to have a say on that.
The reality is that the report that was tabled by the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development indicates that greenhouse gas reductions projected after 10 years cannot be reliably estimated. Those are not my words. It is the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development who said that.
He said that these projects undergo a quantitative assessment to determine their potential for contributing to a net-zero economy. Their primary objective aligned with the net zero accelerator model is to support our 2050 objectives. Accordingly, the contribution agreements do not include any commitment to reduce greenhouse gases in the short term.
We were talking about words earlier. How can we trust this government that crows about great principles and ambitious targets? As the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development said in his report, unfortunately, there is no way to check this. Barely five out of 17 projects have targets, while the very objective of the net zero accelerator initiative is to set targets.