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The Environment Mr. Speaker, I would remind my hon. colleague that through carbon pricing we went all the way to the Supreme Court against four provinces, including his province and my own, to fight to ensure we could use one of the best tools to fight climate change, which is carbon pricing. We
February 28th, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, one of the highest carbon prices in the world is here in Canada. There are regulations on methane pollution, and a 40% reduction by 2025. There is a cap on oil and gas emissions. These are all things our government has done to fight climate change and ensure we creat
February 17th, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, in fact, G20 countries have committed to eliminating fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. We in Canada have committed to doing that by 2023, which is two years earlier than our G20 colleagues. On top of that, EDC has reduced its fossil fuel subsidies by more than $3 billio
February 17th, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, I have asked my hon. colleague this before, and he still has not answered. I would like him to show me a country in the world that has done more in the last four or five years than we have to fight climate change. There have been more than 100 measures, $100 billion
February 15th, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague. It is a very important scientific centre. I find it somewhat ironic that he would ask the question, since it was the Conservative government that cut funding to this very important international experiment, but we will be there to cont
February 8th, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, with respect to (a), the proposed clean fuel regulations, referred hereafter as the proposed regulations, will result in an increased demand for lower carbon intensity, CI, fuels in Canada, which could be met by increased imports and/or increased domestic production.
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), while there is no commonly held definition, there has been a general understanding that fossil fuel subsidies encompass price controls, cash subsidies and tax preferences—i.e., concessions from a particular country’s “normal” level of taxation—whe
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada recognized that climate change is one of the great challenges of our times and that to thrive in a net-zero world, Canada must do its part to reduce emissions and ensure that the transition to clean growth is just and equitable. As these are
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada have initiated engagements with provinces and territories, indigenous peoples, industry, and other Canadians. These discussions will take place over winter and spring 2022 and will h
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, departments and agencies that generate greenhouse gas, GHG, emissions in excess of one kilotonne per year from air travel have been required since 2019-20 to contribute annually to the greening government fund, GGF, www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/service
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada provided advice to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change with respect to the potential for existing legislative mechanisms to address adverse effects from the Pitt Meadows Road and rail project. The agency understands t
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, we have to look at every possible technology that will help us reduce greenhouse gases. In fact, when it comes to carbon capture and storage, the IPCC itself produced a report a few years ago looking at this very technology, saying that we might have to do it because
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Kings—Hants on his continuing efforts to speak French in the House. I would like to remind him that over the past few years, our government has implemented more than 100 measures and invested $100 billion in the fight a
January 31st, 2022House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, anyone who has planted trees would know that it takes between two to three years to grow them so they can be safely planted. I have planted trees. I have even been known to hug trees from time to time. Our government is engaged in fighting climate c
December 14th, 2021House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, if my hon. colleague knew anything about tree planting, he would know that we need to grow the seedlings for between two and three years. I have planted trees—
December 14th, 2021House debate
Steven GuilbeaultLiberal