Mr. Speaker, as a coastal community, we in Victoria are surrounded by the evidence of climate change: rising sea levels, intensifying storms, smoke-choked skies and forests devoured by wildfires. We live it. We breathe it. We see the damage mounting with every passing season. As I speak, the province of Manitoba is under a state of emergency, and I extend my sympathies to the people being evacuated from their homes and to their representatives in the House.
Tomorrow, it could be anywhere. The climate crisis is not a future threat. It is a present reality. It is costing us more than just our natural spaces. It is taking our livelihoods, our health and, if we fail to act, our children's future. I am proud to stand with a Liberal government that understands what is at stake. That is why we are acting with urgency and ambition. We will draw on the wisdom of indigenous knowledge, the strength of modern technology and the power of a united Canada to protect more lands, more waters and more of the natural infrastructure that sustains us.
We have an opportunity to lead the world in sustainable economic growth and to leave our children a country worth not only inheriting but celebrating. Canada truly has the power to be the strongest economy in the G7. By investing in our resources, our skills and our people, we can show economic leadership in sustainable ways.
Canada is an energy superpower, which is clear to those of us in the west because Canadian oil moves through the Trans Mountain pipeline and goes to market on tankers that sail past my riding every day. In fact, under the Liberal government, Alberta oil output is at record levels while it maintains some of the highest standards for oil production in the world.
Despite the opposition's rhetoric, our government takes Canadian jobs seriously. Today, we are supporting jobs while preparing our economy for the energy system of the future.
That means scaling up clean technology and renewable energy projects and building the national west-to-east infrastructure to support them. Our platform is clear: A prosperous future must also be a sustainable one.
However, sustainable growth is not just about GDP or emissions targets. It is about ensuring that no community is left behind. In Victoria, the toxic opioid crisis has pushed entire blocks of our downtown core, such as Pandora Avenue, to the brink. A vibrant part of our city has been hollowed out by a national drug crisis that continues to take lives and dignity at a staggering pace. People in the grip of addiction are dying in plain sight. Some are beyond the reach of help; others are begging for it. This is not just a housing crisis. It is a drug crisis, a mental health crisis and a call to action for improved national coordination. We must offer real solutions that restore safety and dignity, both for those living on the streets and for the communities around them. That too is what economic leadership looks like. As a proud—