The Environment  Madam Speaker, given this is the first time I am answering a question from the member, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his recent by-election win and welcome him to the House. He pointed to the fact there is evidence that our plan is working across d

Child Care  Madam Speaker, as I represent the Minister of Environment, I note that it is important that we recognize that we have an obligation to the employees who work for the different departments and agencies, including Parks Canada. Of course, I would be willing to sit down with the me

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, the hon. member is once again misleading Canadians about the impact of our plan to put a price on pollution. I would invite him to take a look at today's job report, which noted there were 27,000 additional jobs out of the Canadian economy, bringing unemployment to

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, once again, if the member looked at the facts, he would see that our plan is taking effect and it is making life more affordable for families. When I look at the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report, he confirmed that eight out of 10 families in the member's own p

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, the hon. member knows that our price will go to $50 a tonne by 2022. It has been on our website and I have told him that a number of times. The reason life is being made more affordable as a result of our plan is because we introduced the climate action incentive,

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona for her work in introducing this bill and also for her advocacy and passion on environmental issues. We crossed over for a very short time when I was a brand new member of Parliament on the t

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank all the young people who are advocating for climate action. I agree with the NDP's intention. The New Democrats have their heart in the right place, but they have not thought their plan through. In commentary on it, the Ecofiscal Commission ind

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we see the NDP's strategy: When they have to deal with a difficult issue, they just give up. The young people who have been protesting to demand climate action have been active in my community, and I want to thank them. It is going to take all of us pulling in the s

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we are committed to hitting our targets, because we know failure is not an option. I would invite the hon. member to take a look at our climate plan, the pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change. It has over 50 measures. We are putting a price on po

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I would take the criticism seriously if it came from a member of a party that actually had a plan of their own to talk about. Do members want to see what Conservative climate action looks like? We can look at Doug Ford in Ontario, dismantling flood protection, showi

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we will meet our Paris targets. With respect, we are going to achieve our targets because failure is simply not an option. This is the greatest challenge of our time. I would introduce the hon. member to a copy of our plan. I would be happy to provide it to him in b

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, with respect, I have had the opportunity to review the NDP's plan, and despite its good intentions, it is simply poorly thought through. When it comes to supporting workers, I point to the $185 million set aside to support training for those in the conventional ener

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is hard to take seriously criticism from a member of a party that promised to provide a plan over 400 days ago and has been sitting on its hands since. Over that 400 days, we have put a price on pollution and finalized methane regulations to reduce the emissions

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member suggests that we are all in this together, but she seems to have put herself on an island by opposing Canada's participation in the global effort to reduce our emissions in order to protect our environment, not just for ourselves but for our kids and

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I find it astounding to sit here at this hour of the evening and listen to so many falsehoods peddled by the hon. member. I will give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that she believes them to be true. However, I would like to correct the record. Before I get