Diane Lebouthillier

[Carbon Pricing, November 1st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I am rather shocked by the participation of my colleagues from Quebec who are in the Conservative Party.

I would like my colleague across the way to ask his colleague from Louis‑Saint‑Laurent why, when he was at the National Assembly of Quebec, he said he was so happy with the carbon exchange. He said:

[We are] glad...that there will be a greenhouse gas emissions registry, and the fact that this information will be made public confirms to us the desire for transparency that unites us all here in this chamber.

It is truly shameful to speak out of both sides of one's mouth.

[Carbon Pricing, November 1st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I have a brief question for the Conservative leader. What is the Conservatives' plan to protect the environment? The answer is simple: They have no plan and no solutions. A real solution would be to develop a plan to fight climate change. A real solution would be to protect our environment for future generations.

The Conservative leader must know that Canadians do not have the memory of a goldfish. They know what the Conservatives do when they are in office. It is chop, chop, chop. The Conservatives are not worth the risk.

[Carbon Pricing, October 30th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I can tell my colleagues that there is a price on pollution and that pollution is costly.

With the measures we have put in place, we will speed up the fight against climate change. We have a plan and we are taking concrete action to put more money in taxpayers' pockets.

Our plan is agile. Our plan is flexible, unlike the Conservatives, who should be ashamed of themselves for wanting to continue polluting.

[Canadian Coast Guard, October 26th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we all remember the nine years of darkness of the Harper years, when the Conservatives closed the Coast Guard stations. It was unforgivable and irresponsible. Last Friday, I was in the Gaspé to announce the construction of the Coast Guard's very first hybrid ship. It is a great project that will stimulate the economy.

The choice cannot be clearer. Between a party that has budget cuts in its DNA and a party that invests in our regions, I know who I would trust to get me out of the water.

[Carbon Pricing, October 24th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that the Conservative Party is a world expert in the art of speaking out of both sides of its mouth.

In 2012, the current leader of the Conservative Party led the charge in the House of Commons to eviscerate the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, while claiming that it would not hurt the environment. We know what he thinks about the problems with greenhouse gas emissions and the environment in Canada.

We have no lessons to learn from a party that speaks out of both sides of its mouth.

[Fisheries and Oceans, October 23rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his strong advocacy for fish species at risk. This fall, Fisheries and Oceans Canada successfully led the first high seas patrol to detect and prevent illegal fishing in the north Pacific. This operation led to the seizure of over 3,000 illegally fished shark fins.

Our world message is clear: Canada will continue to fight illegal fishing by foreign actors both in Canada and abroad.

[Carbon Pricing, October 23rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, it is pretty incredible to see a colleague from Quebec who does not believe in climate change.

I just want to tell him all about the warming oceans, fishing industry concerns, endangered species and the tornadoes that destroyed our docks, our shorelines. We have to deal with shoreline erosion.

It is easy to see that the Conservatives have no plan. They are even cutting plans. That is who the Conservatives are.

[Housing, October 23rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I have the sad duty to announce that members on the other side of the House can no longer see clearly. They are so determined to make cuts everywhere that they have cut back on their own glasses. They have no plan, no vision. That is all the Conservatives have to offer us. They should put their glasses back on and keep them on, for heaven's sake.

[Housing, October 23rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, my colleagues opposite have no shame claiming that they want to march towards prosperity on a path of austerity. Canadians know that all the Conservative Party stands for is chop, chop, chop, cutting funding for small craft harbours, cutting support for fishing communities and cutting the crucial programs our communities depend on. The Conservative Party is like a shark that claims to be a vegetarian. They have no credibility. They are not worth the risk.

[Carbon Pricing, September 28th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, Conservative common sense is like jam: the less there is, the more it is spread around. The Conservatives are proposing to cut services and support for families, set back women's rights and muzzle scientists. I could go on like that all afternoon. Chop, chop, chop, that is what common sense looks like to the Conservatives. We will pass.