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Taxation Mr. Speaker, as I have said, it is very important to address the affordability concerns. That is exactly what we are doing. We also have to take into account the future costs associated with not addressing the climate issue. These folks will not mention the term “climate change”
October 24th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, last week, every Canadian household between Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Cornwall, Ontario, received a cheque from the Government of Canada. This cheque was the climate action incentive. Thanks to that program, 80% of households have more money in their pockets. Now
October 20th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, it is very important to say to hon. members across the House that climate change is real and is an existential threat to the future of the human race. The Conservatives are proposing to make pollution free again, and now they are proposing to pick the pockets of the
October 20th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to tackle the global energy security crisis and climate change. That is why we are investing in good projects across the country. These projects will have to comply with our climate and environmental ambitions and respect the rights of fi
October 20th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Employment Mr. Speaker, I will underline the fact that I was in Calgary just a couple of weeks ago meeting with the Alberta federation and a number of the unions in Alberta talking about exactly these issues. I would say there was an enormous amount of agreement about the need to develop an
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, as I said previously, I think we can all agree that the affordability challenges facing Canadians are very important. That is why we are moving forward with the GST tax credit. That is why we are moving forward with dental care for children in this country. It is im
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, certainly, I agree with the hon. member that we do need to have a proactive economic strategy that ensures Canada seizes the opportunities that will be created through a low-carbon transition. That is why we brought forward a critical minerals strategy, a hydrogen st
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, certainly, Canada has worked very hard with our allies around the world to augment the production of oil and natural gas. We committed to increasing production by 300,000 barrels by the end of the day to help our allies in Europe. With respect to domestic energy sec
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, let me just say that a fact is a fact. The projects that he is talking about were assessed under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012, in which Stephen Harper took out all of the environmental protections. One of the big reasons why these projects did not p
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, certainly one thing we can agree on is that it is important to address the affordability issue, and that is exactly what we have been doing through doubling the GST tax credit and introducing dental care for children in this country. With respect to the price on pol
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to address the global energy security crisis and the climate change crisis. To do that, we are investing in good energy projects across the country. We are working directly with the developers to ensure that they advance as quickly as pos
October 18th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect that responsible leaders and all members of the House need to address both the affordability issue and the climate crisis. We are certainly working very hard to address affordability issues through doubling the GST tax credit and a range of other thi
October 17th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, last week, the Deputy Prime Minister said exactly the same thing I said and that my colleagues have said over the past few months: We need good projects with legs. We have to make sure we look at environmental impacts; we also need to have discussions with indigenous
October 17th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, certainly the issue of affordability for Canadians is one that concerns every member of the House. This government has acted to ensure that we are addressing the affordability issue. With respect to the price on pollution, if we asked 100 economists, 99 will tell u
September 29th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, I think Canadians expect their leaders of all political stripes to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. We certainly have to address affordability pressures while we concurrently continue to address the existential threat that is climate change. We need t
September 29th, 2022House debate
Jonathan WilkinsonLiberal