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BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, shale gas is an area of provincial jurisdiction.
It is in the Constitution, and the provinces decide individually. British Columbia has decided to develop shale gas and Quebec has launched an environmental study. The Government of Canada is committed to safe, responsible and sustainable development of our country's natural resources, including shale gas.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, regarding the eco-energy initiative, here are some examples of our investments: in Ontario, $466 million for 47 projects; in Quebec, nearly $200 million for 10 projects; in British Columbia, $305 million for 19 projects; in Alberta, $166 million for eight projects—
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, the NDP would impose a job-crippling, $21-billion carbon tax that would increase costs to consumers, with no positive impact on the environment. While New Democrats talk about a tax that would hurt consumers, they stand in opposition to every form of resource development.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, as I said, in order to ensure prudent management in times of fiscal restraint, we used historical trends concerning assessments done before and after the renovations combined with average payouts to each household. We are using the money saved to benefit Canadians.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, our government made wise use of taxpayers' hard-earned money while encouraging Canadians to make energy-saving choices. The program stopped accepting new applications in January 2011, when the goal of 250,000 applications was reached, in order to ensure that money would be available to fully respond to all future requests. We extended this program many times. In fact, we invested seven times the amount that was first announced in 2007.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, the ecoENERGY home retrofit program that the hon. member mentioned created jobs across Canada and helped homeowners save an average of 20% on their home energy use. The over 640,000 homeowners who received grants from the federal government starting in 2007 are now saving over $400 million on their annual energy bills.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, the NDP has voted against all our measures for a cleaner environment. Those members have opposed the $325 million over eight years for sustainable development technology. They have opposed the ecoENERGY for homes program. They have opposed our measures to make Canada more energy efficient through our ecoENERGY initiative. They have opposed our measures to make pipelines safer with 50% more inspections and double the number of audits.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, through the ecoENERGY for renewable power program, the department is investing $1.4 million over 14 years to support 104 renewable energy projects, representing 4,458 megawatts of capacity in areas such as wind, solar and bioenergy.
The government is actively supporting the lower Churchill River hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a major investment in clean energy infrastructure that will benefit the entire region of Atlantic Canada.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, the ecoENERGY innovation initiative is investing $268 million over five years to fund clean energy demonstration and R&D projects. This includes investments in intelligent energy networks and renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, energy efficient buildings and the environmental aspects of the oil sands.
BUSINESS OF SUPPLY May 21st, 2013
Mr. Chair, I have read that report, and I have also read the conclusion by the International Energy Agency that 62% of energy in 25 years will come from hydrocarbons, even with the most optimistic possible view of renewable energy. The NDP has voted against all of our measures for a cleaner environment.