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Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, Danielle from Alberta knows that she gets back more in the Canada carbon rebate than she pays through the federal backstop on pricing pollution. Premier Smith, I mean Danielle, actually did the math herself and came to this conclusion: “I would say that I probably en
April 15th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Mr. Speaker, I heard the member for Timmins—James Bay say that the Leader of the Opposition has never had a job. Can the member explain to us what he meant by that exactly?
April 15th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Madam Speaker, I get a real kick out of the question from the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, who continues to heckle. He said the government is not needed to set up the system and to let the market do it, which can do it all on its own. That is right, because for
April 15th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Parliament of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his rationale he set out in his bill. I do not particularly disagree with his important comments about accountability and transparency, which I think would actually go a long way in accomplishing what he has set out to do. My question comes do
April 15th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Madam Speaker, the Conservative member who just interrupted, did it knowing full well that it was a debate. He has interrupted the question. I would encourage you to dial the clock back and to allow the member to ask her question from the beginning again.
April 11th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, I agree completely with the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman that those discussions should be had in advance. The unfortunate reality is that Conservatives never do that. They are the biggest abusers of that rule in the House, so for t
April 10th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, the problem with the member's assertion is that he is assuming that all military personnel want to live on the base. I can tell him that, when I was mayor of Kingston, every summer I would get together with the mayor of Watertown, which is right next to Fort Drum i
April 10th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, this is what Danielle Smith said, “Let's begin with talking about when carbon pricing at the federal level was first introduced. We talked about it being $50 per tonne, and then recently we heard it's actually going to be $170 per tonne over the next nine years. Th
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I am not going to disagree with a lot of what that member said. If he is looking for more opportunities to further tighten money or to talk about rebates that are going back to big oil, I will have an open ear to listen to what he has to say. I think it is also re
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I never said Canadians are not having a tough time. The world has gone through a lot in the last five years. The world has experienced inflation because of a whole bunch of events. The Conservatives think that the Prime Minister is incapable of doing just about any
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, it is an excellent point, and he is absolutely right it is silence from the other side. To add even more on to that, Premier Smith in Alberta also timed her four-cent increase for April 1. We have the oil and gas companies piling on, and we have the Government of A
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, the member started off talking about Quebec not having a carbon tax. Ontario never used to have a carbon tax either. As a matter of fact, when the system was set up, Ontario was still under the western initiative of a cap-and-trade model that Quebec was under. They
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, perhaps I will start where the last question left off, which was the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman's asking why the premiers cannot get together to come up with a new solution. I realize that is what part of the motion gets to, and my response would be that t
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to this opposition day motion. It feels like Groundhog Day once again—
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, one unlikely person has recently emerged as a new champion of carbon pricing. This is someone who has done the math personally and knows first-hand that the vast majority of Canadians get back more than they pay. I am, of course, referring to the Premier of Alberta,
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mark GerretsenLiberal