Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased the hon. member opposite contemplates that the Liberals will still be in power after the next election. The fact is that we have been transparent from the beginning about our plan to protect the environment and grow the economy. Our national climate pla

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting now that the Conservative Party of Canada seems opposed to reviewing policies periodically. It seems to prefer basing their decisions on ideology rather than facts, science or evidence. We campaigned on a commitment to protect our environment and g

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for her work on this file over the past number of decades. This is a threat we need to take extraordinarily seriously. I have read through the IPCC report and know that we need to take action and take

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells for raising this important issue and his advocacy to protect this iconic species. We take our role to protect the southern resident killer whale very seriously, and that is why I was incredibly proud to stand beside the

The Environment  Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise once again to offer a response on the important issue of climate change. I am aware of the evidence that the hon. member opposite cites and take this problem very seriously. We played an integral role at the Paris conference in achievin

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, again, we have to take protecting the environment seriously. The only plan we put in place is the one we have been telling Canadians about for a significant period of time now, which is to have the price on pollution that we have laid out in public leading up to 20

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, climate change is real and those of us in the House who have a platform have a responsibility to do something about it. We campaigned on a commitment to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time. Part of our plan to protect the environment inclu

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, again, we were elected on a commitment to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time. We have been transparent with our plan to put a price on pollution that will increase over time to being $50 a tonne by 2020. Again, I am curious why the Conse

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, again, part of our plan to protect the environment, which is essential for those of us in government to take seriously, is to put a price on pollution that is increasing to $50 a tonne by 2022. This is going to have the impact of putting more money into the pockets

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his concern for a great challenge of our time, and that is the challenge we face in respect of climate change. The results of the recent IPCC report are not lost on me nor on our government. I was very proud when our gover

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we were elected on a commitment to grow the economy and protect the environment at the same time. Our plan includes putting a price on pollution that will leave middle-class families better off. It is interesting that the Conservatives have finally found the courage

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, with respect, the hon. member is distorting the facts. Our plan to protect the environment includes putting a price on pollution, including a price for heavy emitters. We also know, not only from our government but from folks like Stephen Harper's former director o

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I can tell by the excitement on the other side of the House that the members have missed me dearly. I am so pleased to answer the question. Our government campaigned on a commitment to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time. Our plan involves

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, again, in the last election, we campaigned on a commitment to protect the environment, grow the economy and help middle-class families. I am pleased to share with the hon. member that our plan to put a price on pollution applies to heavy emitters as well. Our plan

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I would never accept that because Canada is relatively small by world standards, we cannot do our part. We need to punch above our weight. We were elected on a commitment to grow the economy and protect the environment at the same time. Part of our plan to protect