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Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we have solutions, not slogans, for fighting climate change and affordability. I appreciate the question since it gives me the opportunity, on this side of House, to announce that, in the same week our government committed to a 75% reduct
December 7th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, “2022-2023 Reports by Federal Authorities with Obligations under Section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012”. Furthermore, as required by subsection 14(1.1) of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions
December 7th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, we do not need Conservatives to tell us how to help farmers. Farmers are the most impacted by climate change. The last season was one of the worst, with 20% lower wheat yields in the Prairies. The culprit was a hotter season. That is climate change. Now, we already k
December 6th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, farmers are on the front lines of the climate crisis. They are the first to feel the effects of floods and droughts. Wheat yields are down 20% in 2023. Why is that? It is climate change, yet unlike the Conservatives, farmers have no problem identifying climate change
December 6th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, there are no Liberal senators and the Conservative senators did not even vote. We already know the Conservatives do not believe in climate change, but it seems like they do not believe in math either. University of Calgary-based economists conducted a thorough revie
December 6th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, the only senators who sit in any caucus are Conservative senators, and I would note that up to one-third of those Conservative senators did not vote yesterday. Climate change, not pollution pricing, is driving food inflation. Farmers are on the front lines of climat
December 6th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, I would just like to take a moment to welcome my friend and colleague back to the House. It is good to have her back, not only because it is good to talk about how we fight climate change and not whether we fight climate change in this House. I think the idea of ha
December 5th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, again, I will note that our carbon pricing mechanism sends more money back to lower-income families. That includes both the fiscal amount and the economic impact. Something the Conservatives love to not focus on is the impact of climate change. Climate change impac
December 5th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, it is important that we focus on affordability for families. It is also important that we look at facts when it comes to the carbon price that we have put in place. It is also important to remind Conservative members that they ran on a carbon price. Carbon pricing is
December 5th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, again, I will focus my response on an economist's response to the rhetoric in the House with respect to the carbon price. He said that if we got rid of the carbon tax and the rebate, then this would harm a much larger fraction of lower and middle-income households th
December 5th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, it is important for me to say once again that there is no federal tax on carbon for farmers in Quebec. Just like everyone in this House, I share the goal of ensuring the success of our Canadian farmers. That is why our government has created a rural top-up for rebat
December 4th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, just like every member of the House, I share the goal of ensuring the success of our Canadian farmers, and that is why the government has exempted gas and diesel for farm use from pollution pricing. We have created a rural top-up for rebates; we have doubled it. We h
December 4th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, for the fourth or fifth time, I would like to remind the Conservatives that the only senators who sit in a caucus sit in their Conservative caucus, and that the Senate is independent. I would like to raise the fact that the Conservatives have had a really troubling
December 4th, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
The Economy Madam Speaker, we are advancing the government's plan to grow the middle class, build more homes faster and build an economy that works for everyone. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have become this one-issue party claiming that axing the tax will solve all the country's problems. I
December 1st, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
The Economy Madam Speaker, from the beginning, we have been delivering for Canadians. From a personal perspective, I would like to highlight what, a couple of weeks ago, the Conservatives continued to say: When we build affordable, non-profit, non-market co-op housing, they say it is Soviet-
December 1st, 2023House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal