Megan Leslie

[The Environment, December 11th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to the sector-by-sector approach, oil and gas is the sector with the biggest GHG emissions, and there is no way for Canada to meet its obligations without regulating that sector.

The Prime Minister says he wants to align Canada's oil and gas rights with the U.S., but neither the minister nor the parliamentary secretary could say if he has proposed continent-wide regulations to the Americans. Therefore, I will ask again: what regulations has the government proposed to the United States?

[The Environment, December 11th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, because the Conservatives refuse to regulate the oil and gas sector, other sectors will have to do more if we are to meet our targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The manufacturing sector, for example, which has already come a long way, will have to make up for the Conservatives' favouritism toward the oil companies.

How does the Prime Minister justify the fact that other sectors have to pay the bill for the oil and gas sector?

[The Environment, December 10th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, he says on a continental basis, so this is a simple question.

Could the Prime Minister, or anyone over there on the government side, tell us the last time he spoke with President Barack Obama about creating harmonized oil and gas regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

[The Environment, December 10th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, it was the policy of the government until it was not and it was the policy of the government on Monday, until the Prime Minister said it was crazy.

In February 2013, the then minister of the environment said, “We are now well into, and very close to finalizing, regulations for the oil and gas sector.”

Could the Conservatives tell us if that was true, or were they deliberately misleading Canadians when they said that?

[The Environment, December 10th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister said that it was crazy to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a policy he has been promising for seven years now.

His economic policy, which relies solely on the price of oil in world markets, is a failure. The provinces are fulfilling their responsibilities, despite the federal government's inaction. There are now more jobs in the green energy sector than in the oil sector.

Will the Conservatives apologize for failing in their obligations and weakening our economy?

[The Environment, December 9th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, back in 2007, the Prime Minister promised in the House to “...bring in a national system of regulations for the control of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.”

Now, as countries from around the world act, including the largest emitters act, such as China and the U.S., this Prime Minister and government are letting Canadians down.

Will the Prime Minister live up to his promise?

[The Environment, December 9th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, earlier in question period, the Prime Minister said that he would not regulate GHG emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Will the Prime Minister confirm that he is in fact breaking his promise to regulate the oil and gas sector?

[The Environment, December 9th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the report shows that per capita our emissions are actually rising.

The UN Secretary-General, Environment Canada, in fact the whole planet knows that Canada is failing, yet the Minister of the Environment arrives in Lima with empty promises and more talking points. However, nobody is actually fooled here.

Ban Ki-moon has begged Canada to show more ambition and vision on the climate file. It is about global responsibility, not about domestic politics.

When will the government finally take climate change seriously?

[The Environment, December 9th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, while the Minister of the Environment is on her way to Peru for the climate change conference, her department has published a report that shows that Canada has not made any progress in the past year when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What is the primary source of greenhouse gases? The oil and gas industries.

When will this government introduce a plan to regulate the large emitters?

[Rail Transportation, December 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, today we learned that over 30 positions in the dangerous goods and rail safety divisions at Transport Canada have been vacant since 2009—just another thing that is down. This includes the manager of dangerous goods in the Quebec region.

With damning rail safety report following the tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, why did the minister not fill these vacancies as she promised?