Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I am going to pick up on what my colleague from the Conservative Party just said, which is that they are here to advance legislation. It seems to me that it would be so much clearer if he could just tell us whether or not his party is going to be in favour of such

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I want to ask him almost the same question that I asked him earlier, but without any mistakes this time. Recently, the Liberal government paused the application of the federal price on pollution for home heating oil, thereby un

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. To follow up on what my Liberal colleague was saying, let us talk about climate change. What is going to be really costly to taxpayers? It certainly has to do with agriculture, but not with the carbon tax. What farmers are tel

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague spoke at length about the positives of the carbon tax. However, the government itself has undermined its own policy, notably with its recent decision regarding heating oil in the Atlantic provinces. Is the government surprised that the Conservatives

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, we have spent two years waiting for the Liberal plan to cap emissions in the fossil fuel industry. Our wait is not yet over. The government has just announced a regulatory framework without any regulations. There is zero chance it will be adopted before 2025. Worse

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, according to the International Energy Agency, emissions from the fossil fuel sector must be cut by 60% by 2030 if we want to meet the Paris targets. Today, the Liberals are content to ask for a mere 16% reduction relative to 2005. That is barely a quarter. What is mo

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, “We are in the fight of our lives. And we are losing”. “We are experiencing a climate collapse in real time”. These strong words come from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Do his remarks seem undiplomatic? I would argue that he has the courage to speak those t

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, the numbers do not lie: The Liberals have met with fossil fuel lobbyists 2,000 times since last year. The Prime Minister's Office has met with oil and gas companies twice as often as environmental groups, and the Department of Finance has met with them four times as

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have had 2,000 meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists in two years. Here is why Canada has not yet announced its plan to cap emissions in the fossil fuel sector: The oil companies have not finished writing it. They do not have time to finish it, because the

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to change tack. First of all, yes, there is a connection between Ukraine and food security, because wars do nothing to help food security. Wars are not the only issue. There is also climate change. Looking back at what happened in Quebec this summer,

Government Business No. 31—Proceedings on Bill C-50  Madam Speaker, I understand what is going on in committee. However, I would like to come back to the title of the bill. I imagine that it could perhaps be amended in committee if the work were to be done. I would like to point out that even the Paris Agreement talks about a just

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, history is repeating itself at COP28. Canada continues to hold out the empty promise of green oil. While the Minister of Environment and Climate Change is making lofty speeches in Dubai, back in Canada, the Suncor oil company announced on Monday that it was increasin

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, I have bad news for the Liberals. Last week, the OECD criticized their carbon capture strategy, which is what they are hiding behind at COP28. A report by the International Energy Agency warns that it is a mistake to rely too much on carbon capture. The agency warns

National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I too want to thank my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis for introducing this bill. I also thank him for his environmental convictions and his great patience as chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. There have been

National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my turn to commend my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis. He is always so committed to protecting water, freshwater in particular, and the environment as a whole. In his speech, he clearly demonstrated the links between the environment and health. He explained that