Finance committee  I definitely already answered that question with a clear no.

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, the member quoted me, and then asked a different question. I stand by what I said. There is a debate about the precise degree to which there are anthropogenic causes behind climate change, but I agree with the scientific consensus that there are very significant anthro

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, on these questions generally I defer to expert opinion.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I've always been consistent. I accept the broad scientific consensus on these environmental questions. The economic consensus is that if you want to achieve Paris climate targets, you need a carbon tax of at least $300 a tonne. Canadians don't support—

Finance committee  I am trying to be very brief with my answers, Mr. Chair.

Finance committee  I'm offering very direct “yes” and “no” answers, instead of trying to rag the puck. Mr. Chair, what I'm trying to articulate here is that I agree with the majority of Canadians that punishing people for simply living normal lives, for driving to work, filling up their gas tanks,

Finance committee  Yes. That is just common sense. When the cost of heating homes, buildings and facilities increase because of the carbon tax, it is very difficult for small organizations, not-for-profit organizations, charitable organizations, and even for schools. The Calgary school board made

Finance committee  I would invite Professor Leach to join me. I'll take him out on the road for a day or so, and we can visit some charities and non-profits that are barely hanging together, and on which this is imposing massive additional costs. Perhaps he'd like to be part of the fundraiser tha

Finance committee  We estimate that in the last two years nearly $40 billion of capital has been reallocated from Alberta's oil and gas sector to similar sectors in other jurisdictions that do not have carbon taxes, like Colorado, North Dakota, west Texas, Kazakhstan, Iran, and other oil and gas pr

Finance committee  Certainly. Australia is one example. That is why Australia's Liberal government withdrew the carbon tax and the country's Labour Party supported the decision. People in Australia have the impression that it did not allow the environmental objectives to be achieved and that it h

Finance committee  Yes. I will also say, if Albertans believed that the carbon tax would help with economic growth, I imagine that most of them would have supported a tax of that kind. The fact is that two-thirds of Albertans are constantly opposed to the carbon tax.

Finance committee  Yes, absolutely. If people who are the most vulnerable...and, of course, the proponents of carbon taxes say that is offset by rebates. One of the problems with carbon taxes, unlike other forms of consumption tax, is that the costs of them cascade down through the economy and hit

Finance committee  Firstly, to correct the record, Mr. Chair, the previous federal government did have the best growth record in the G7 following the 2008 crisis.

Finance committee  Secondly, Mr. Chair, with respect to an alternative plan on the environment in Alberta, we'll be releasing a comprehensive plan in our platform for the next year's election. It might very well include a return to the specified gas metre regulations, which imposes a cost on major