Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to present this petition signed by Canadians who are concerned about the Prime Minister's inaction on sustainable finance.
These petitioners draw the attention of the House to the fact that 10 years ago, in a speech, the Prime Minister referred to what he himself called the “tragedy of the horizon”. Among other things, he called for climate risk to be integrated into the global financial system, while denouncing politicians who make short-term economic decisions without considering the more severe and costly consequences of climate change.
Ten years later, Canada still has not taken the steps needed to hold the financial sector accountable in the face of the climate crisis. The petitioners, much like 65% of Canadians and 73% of Quebeckers, are in favour of climate regulations. The Prime Minister called for such regulations 10 years ago, he promised to bring them in during the election campaign, and now he needs to take action.