Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to work with my colleague at the natural resources committee. I would certainly beg to differ with the conclusions of my colleague that planting two billion trees will not help the environment. Our goal is to be at net-zero emissions by 2050, so t

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, unfortunately I did not hear my colleague from Drummond's entire speech. However, I can say that our strategy is to ensure that all SMEs can play a role and that they have the technology. We are here to support them. There is funding for that. Over the past six ye

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, thank you for allowing me to resume debate. I would also like to thank technical services for their support. We plan to increase our forest cover by 1.2 million hectares, an area twice the size of Prince Edward Island. Doing this will cut overall emissions by up t

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging that I am on Robinson-Huron treaty territory in the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. I am happy to be joining the House today from my home in Sudbury, Canada's mining capital. I am pleased to speak to a bil

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Indeed, Madam Speaker. It keeps freezing. I have gone months without any issues, but now when I am starting a speech, I am having problems. Can you hear me now, Madam Speaker?

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I will start again and hope there will be no further issues. I am happy to join the House from my home in Sudbury, Canada's mining capital. I am thrilled to address a bill that lays the foundation for the prosperous, green future that awaits us after this pandemic

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, as I said, our government's record is clear and self-evident. We are approving major projects and providing support to the oil and gas sector when and where it is needed. We have been and will continue to be there to support the energy industry during the worst ti

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Calgary Centre for allowing me to speak to this important issue. I will begin by reminding the House that our government has always supported Canada's energy industry and that it will continue to support the industry, its workers and th

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear. Our government supports the operation of Enbridge's Line 5. It has been in there since the 1950s and it is vital to the economy of Canada. It supplies Imperial, Shell and Suncor refineries in Sarnia, Ontario, Suncor's refinery in Montreal and Va

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, as I said before, we are committed to planting two billion trees. Let me quote from the PBO report, and I encourage my colleague to actually read it, wherein it says: Parameters used for this estimate are based off data from Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Progr

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, let me quote the PBO report, which I am sure my colleague has read. Parameters used for this estimate are based off data from Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program and may not accurately reflect program costs under the federal government’s 2 Billion Tree progra

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we are committed to planting two billion trees, and the first trees will be in the ground this spring. The PBO report only considers the cost of planting trees in Ontario. The PBO also states that the estimates “may not accurately reflect program costs” because of t

COVID-19 Vaccines  Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of the pandemic, our government has been committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians, which is why we secured the most diverse portfolio and the highest number of COVID-19 vaccines doses per capita of any country in the world. Now

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. It is a valid question, and we are working on that issue right now. However, today we are talking about the Canada-United Kingdom trade continuity agreement. As I said in my speech, one of our priorities is to ensure the con

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my regards to my colleague from Abitibi—Témiscamingue. I am sure the snowbanks here are comparable to the ones in his region. To answer his question, it is clear, as I said in my speech, that protecting supply management is the reason we are doing this. We have to