The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the leadership that Canada is demonstrating with the provinces and territories. I am quite surprised that the Conservatives, who believe in the markets, do not understand that it is a market-based system that is going to help us grow our economy and ad

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, let me be 100% clear, because unfortunately the party opposite does not understand. We understand that we need to put a price on emissions. We have two ways to do this. We can do it through a direct price, or we can do it through a cap-and-trade system. We have 80%

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, once again, I find it very surprising that the party opposite, which had suggested putting a price on carbon in 2008, is now backtracking on this. We understand that this is the way we will grow our economy and create good jobs for the future. We are positioning our

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, what I would say is that we are putting a price on carbon because this is a way to grow our economy in a cleaner way and position ourselves well to have the solutions to produce cleaner natural resources and renewable power, which will create good jobs and a positive

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the work that I am doing with the representatives of all the provinces and territories, including my Quebec counterpart, David Heurtel. Yesterday, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard welcomed our decision. He said, “The announcement recognizes the a

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, it was great to be negotiating the Paris agreement with the member opposite. I am very excited to see how he is going to vote on it today. In an interview with CP yesterday, the Conservative environment critic lauded the B.C. Liberal government for using a price on

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to create a cleaner and more innovative economy, one that reduces emissions and protects our environment while creating well-paid jobs for the middle class and for those who work hard to join it. After decades of inaction and years of wa

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, carbon pricing uses the market to drive clean investment decisions. It encourages innovation and helps reduce emissions. As to the specifics of the member's question, we are listening to job creators, such as Loblaws, Canadian Tire, the big banks, Suncor, Enbridge,

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased with the work that our government has done with indigenous people, with northern peoples. On Monday, I had the opportunity to hear representatives from the Inuit organization as well as other indigenous and Métis organizations. We are committed to work

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I have heard very poignantly about the high cost of living in the north. Just this week we heard from indigenous leaders, from Inuit leaders, who talked about how we need to tackle climate change, how we need to take action to protect their future, and how we need

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member opposite for her passion in supporting business. If she really wants to support business, she should understand that the environment and the economy come together, and that is what we are doing. Let us go back to job creators—job creators

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, once again, I would like to emphasize that our government understands that the only way to grow the economy is to do it in a sustainable way. That is why we are moving forward on what Canadians expect, a climate plan, while at the same time positioning ourselves so

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, how about the parties opposite listen to the job creators they care so much about? Job creators are calling on Canada to put a price on carbon emissions, as most of the world's biggest economies are doing. It is the most economically effective way to reduce emission

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, if the party opposite is so concerned about the middle class, I am wondering why it did not support our middle-class tax cut, or why it did not support the Canada child benefit enhancement for nine out of 10 families. However, let us be clear about the price on car

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am very sorry that the party opposite does not believe that we should be taking action to tackle climate change. They did not vote for the Paris agreement, when the critic actually joined me. Let us point out where the evidence does show it has an impact. In Brit