Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I am very disappointed in how this government is governing. We were understanding during the pandemic, and the opposition parties worked with the government to implement exceptional measures. However, it is not our fault if the government did a poor job of managin

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, it is absolutely staggering to hear the government say that we are in a climate emergency. It was an emergency in April, February and all the other months. We have been dealing with a climate emergency for a long time. If this were so important to the Liberals, th

Government Business No. 9—Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I must say that I really enjoyed working with him on the committee. As he mentioned in his speech, some committee members truly wanted to improve this bill. However, it is completely wrong to claim, as the minister did, that the

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like to hear his thoughts on greenhouse gas reduction targets. At the beginning of the parliamentary session, the Liberals' target was to achieve a reduction of 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. In the budget, the government

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I have some interesting numbers here. In recent weeks, the International Energy Agency clearly stated that achieving net zero by 2050 means reducing global oil production by 50% by 2040 and by 75% by 2050. The government made it

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, this is probably the last time I will speak in the House under your chairmanship. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your excellent work. I must say that you are one of the only Conservative members who voted for my bill, Bill C‑215. You are a tru

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for giving me an opportunity to go into more detail. My answer is very simple. This is the title of the bill: an act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. Th

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my NDP colleague for that very good question. We spent months working hard to bring about climate legislation for Canada. When I introduced Bill C‑215, it was about time someone did it. During the 2019 election campaign, the government told everyone and thei

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very good question. Earlier, I acknowledged my colleague's work at committee. He had a real desire to make changes. I would not say that all the changes were good ideas, but some were. The proof is that the Bloc Québécois voted in favour

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, so he will be happy to hear that the team is leading three to nothing. I wanted to ask him questions about the targets, a subject I raise often. The last target was announced when the Pri

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The Liberals keep saying that they listen to scientists and experts, but they gave the committee just a few hours to hear from witnesses, including scientists and environmentalists who came to talk to us about the issue, what ne

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. My Conservative colleague beat me to it, because I had the exact same question. Earlier, the member was completely outraged that the government was not going ahead with the carbon budget, but when the Green Party proposed an a

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. It is sad that the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands worked so hard at the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development but was not even able to vote on her own amendments. Most of the time, the Bloc Québécois wa

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you on your re-election to the chair. Since this is the first time that I am rising in this 44th Parliament, I want to take the opportunity to thank the people of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia who placed their continued trust in me. I really appre

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. I appreciate what he said. Surprisingly, we do actually agree on many points. When the Liberal government announced its plan to plant two billion trees, it was written down somewhere. There was not much written in the thro