Mr. Speaker, I want to start with a quote from an infamous author and professor: “climate change is our agri-food sector's greatest challenge, and we need to address it.” Do we know who said that? It was Sylvain Charlebois, the food professor, on November 1, 2024, in response to my question at committee. What is interesting is that the members do not take the time to read the report. They will not acknowledge that climate change is real at their conventions. They have no plan to fight climate change, yet the very person they quote every day cites it as the greatest challenge for our food system that is increasing food prices—
In the House of Commons on December 5th, 2025. See this statement in context.