Mark Warawa

[Climate Change, June 11th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, the member knows that is not true.

Canada is a country of unparalleled beauty. This government is committed to preserving and protecting the natural environment for this generation and coming generations. The fact is that for the first time in Canada, under this government greenhouse gas emissions have stabilized and they have gone down. How much have they gone down? Over 2%. What happened under the Liberals? They skyrocketed. They went up 26%.

We are getting it done.

[The Environment, June 8th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, that is a great question from the member for Nanaimo—Alberni. I want to thank him for his work on the environment.

Yesterday our government tabled an amendment that would create the Gwaii Haanas national marine conservation area reserve and Haida heritage site.

Canada will be the first country in the world to protect a region from the alpine treetops in the mountains to the depths of the ocean floor. This, along with the government's commitment to the creation of a national marine conservation area in Lancaster Sound, puts Canada among the great stewards of the planet's oceans.

I urge all members in the House to support the Gwaii Haanas, an achievement for all Canadians to be proud of.

[Points of Order, June 7th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, I sit about 10 feet from the member and he did not make any comment anywhere like that. The party across the way is being quite mischievous. Maybe you could ask the member for Wascana, who hears everything in the House, if he heard anything. However, I was definitely listening and the member did not say anything like that.

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, what has the NDP proposed? Bill C-311, a publicity stunt on climate change, would drive Canada back into recession and isolate Canada internationally.

We are working with the Obama administration. We are working with our international partners. We are moving forward and are already seeing positive results. We have a cleaner environment, emissions are going down and we have more jobs in Canada. What do those members not understand about that?

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, that question was asked about a half hour ago. Unfortunately, the member was not listening.

For the first time in Canada, under this government, greenhouse gas emissions have stabilized and they are going down. They went down 2.1%. Under the previous Liberal government, emissions went up 26% with the help of the NDP.

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, this government is not just making the environment a priority at an international conference, it has always been a priority. We are getting it done.

What else have we been doing? We have allocated $100 million for the next generation renewable power initiative and an additional $80 million for the eco-energy retrofit homes program.

The fact is that since we became government the national parks system has increased by 30%. That is huge.

We are committed to a clean environment.

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, who does not believe in climate change? Maybe a party that voted against $6.7 billion in green infrastructure since 2005. Maybe a party that voted against $190 million for new funding for a clean and more sustainable environment.

This government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is already happening. Emissions have dropped 2.1%. We have aggressive targets.

We are getting it done. I hope that member will help us.

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, speaking of smoke and mirrors, I do not know what the member is smoking.

Emissions are going down. They have gone down 2.1% already. Under the previous Liberal government, with the support of the Bloc, emissions went up. That is not what Canadians want. That is not what the climate needs. We need emissions to go down. We have a target of 17% by 2020. It is aggressive. It is in harmony with the Obama administration in the United States.

We are getting it done. What do they not understand about that?

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, that is not true. Canadians are proud of the balanced action that this government is taking on the economy and jobs.

In the last three years, this government has negotiated the Copenhagen accord, harmonized our environmental targets with the Obama administration, introduced tailpipe emission standards for cars and light trucks, announced emission regulations for 15 categories of heavy trucks, and I could go on and on.

Emissions are coming down under this government. We are getting it done. What do those members not understand about that?

[The Environment, June 4th, 2010]

Mr. Speaker, what are the facts? The facts are that for the first time in Canada, under this government, greenhouse gas emissions have stabilized and are going down. How much are they going down? They are going down by 2.1%. What happened under the previous Liberal government? The Liberals signed Kyoto and emissions skyrocketed to 26% above their commitments.

Now the opposition is pushing the NDP's Bill C-311 publicity stunt, which would throw Canada back into recession.

They did not get it done. We are getting it done.