Madam Speaker, it is really something to hear the government say what a fantastic budget this is for the environment when, internationally, nearly 2,000 NGOs gathered at the UN climate conference gave it the fossil of the day award, an environmental booby prize, for its constant backsliding, including in this budget. Funds for electric vehicle incentives, the tree-planting initiative and the emissions cap in the oil and gas sector are gone, gone, gone. The government has no plan to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target either.
How can my colleague say that this budget is an environmental winner when it is being roundly described as a very alarming step backward?