The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in Paris we made a commitment to fight climate change, and at home we are putting a price on pollution, investing in public transit, helping transition to a clean economy and taking over 50 measures to help fight climate change. When we committed to enhancing first n

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I remind the hon. member that during the last campaign, the NDP committed to some sort of cap and trade system with absolutely no clarity on how it would make a meaningful difference to reduce emissions across Canada. We campaigned on a commitment to grow the econo

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, there are a couple of things the hon. member touched on in the question. On the Trans Mountain pipeline, it has been well canvassed in this House that right now we are taking an extreme haircut on the cost of our national resources because we are captive to the U.

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I think it is important that when we are having these discussions, we are able to maintain composure and debate one another's ideas. He is continuing to interrupt. I will be polite when he has the floor, and I would ask that he return the favour. The fact is tha

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is important that we maintain our composure and maintain control of our emotions when we have these important policy debates. The fact is that the families that are attending these parades the member is talking about are actually anticipated to be, on average,

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise to offer a few remarks on the budget implementation act that has been the subject of rigorous debate in this chamber. Over the course of my remarks, I hope to cover a few items that relate to the last federal budget and the implementation a

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I found the hon. member's statement interesting although largely a piece of fiction, particularly when it came to our government's record of job creation. Over half a million more Canadians are working today than when we took office in 2015. My question pertains to

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the fall economic statement, it included specific measures to encourage manufacturers to invest in clean equipment, among other things. I would never compare our record in shame to the Conservatives, who after 10 years only were able to achieve a red

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, again, the Conservative Party strategy seems to be to mislead Canadians on the cost to families. We know that when we move forward to protect the environment by putting a price on pollution, we are actually going to leave middle-class families better off at the end

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, over the last number of weeks I have watched the hon. member spin tales. He has suggested that large polluters are exempt. He has suggested that small businesses will be stuck with the bill. He has suggested that families will be worse off. These are all falsehoods.

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, let me begin by expressing my condolences to the hon. member for being left off yesterday's cover of Maclean's magazine alongside his colleagues. With his question, the hon. member is trying to trick Canadians into believing that life will be made more expensive und

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to serve as the representative for a riding that has two coasts, the beautiful Northumberland Strait and the pristine Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. This file is near and dear to my heart. We need to protect our marine environments. Again, to demons

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the hon. member for his work on marine pollution. I found his comments interesting. He led by commenting that this was an issue about which coastal communities in B.C. and across Canada should care deeply. I would go one step furth

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, just because the hon. member opposite has the ability to repeat a falsehood does not make it true. The fact is that we put a price on pollution, including a price for big emitters. There is a standard set in different industries and if the big emitters exceed that st

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's repetition does not make the falsehood true. Nor does his use of air quotes in this circumstance. The fact is that we campaigned on a commitment to protect our environment and grow the economy at the same time. Part of our plan to protect the envir