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Mr. Speaker, this is about affordability for energy. Canadians need energy, and they need affordable energy. That is the essence of our standard of living in Canada. If we do not have access to affordable energy, we cannot live at the proper level of life as a nation. The government is coming between Canadians and actually saying, “Here, we are going to pick this kind of car for people to drive.” …
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Mr. Speaker, ironically, when we were researching this piece for the motion, that was one thing that came up. We all know that the batteries and technologies are at the point where they actually weigh more than a lot of diesel engines. The biggest difference in putting batteries in light cars is that there are no tires to support that weight in the chassis, whereas if a big diesel engine is put in…
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Mr. Speaker, the truth is that the Liberal government had a report in front of it demonstrating that this policy was going to devastate rural Canada, and it did absolutely nothing. The Liberal environment ministers, one after the other, have done absolutely nothing. I am very frustrated with the government right now.
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Mr. Chair, do the government's regulations prohibit the sale of new, fully gas-powered cars in Canada after 2035, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the question was, does the minister take her department's advice, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the minister's department stated that EV mandate regulations “are estimated to have incremental [zero-emission vehicle] and home charger costs of $54.1 billion”. Why is the minister supporting a policy that—
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Mr. Chair, according to the Liberal Party's website, the government set a “mandatory target” that all new light-duty cars and passenger truck sales be zero emissions by 2035. Is this statement correct?
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Mr. Chair, has the minister read it, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, is the target mandatory or optional?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the Liberals promised 100% zero-emissions car sales by 2035 in their platform. Does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, did the minister take her department's advice?
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Mr. Chair, will this regulation prohibit the sale of new, fully gas-powered cars in Canada by 2035, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, how much money will the government's zero-emissions vehicle mandate cost Canadians?
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Mr. Chair, has the minister read her department's regulatory impact analysis on the zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister trust her department?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, is the government's target for 100% zero-emissions vehicle sales by 2035 mandatory or optional?
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Mr. Speaker, just hours before the May long weekend, Parks Canada blindsided my region by banning motorized boats on Clear Lake after confirming access a week earlier. There was no consultation or warning. Locals care deeply about the lake, which is why the agency's “one boat, one lake” policy had broad support. When asked what suddenly changed, Parks Canada refused to justify its damning decision…
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Mr. Speaker, that answer is unacceptable. The mismanagement by Parks Canada of Riding Mountain National Park is not new, and neither is the minister's refusal to act. He has been warned time and again of Parks Canada's ongoing failures, with no communication, no engagement and no accountability. Every time Canadians raise the alarm, the minister insists things will improve, but nothing ever change…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of constituents. I rise for the 56th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The community of Swan River is struggling with the rising rate of crime in its area. Statistics Canada reports that, after nine years of the Liberal government, violent crime has risen by 50…
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Mr. Speaker, I guess we will bring it back to the debate that is going on here. When the member goes knocking on the doors of his constituents, tells them that Conservatives have been standing up for taxpayers' dollars and about the $334 million and the over 186 cases of conflict of interest, what is their reaction?
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Mr. Speaker, my question is very simple. Will the government commit today to not raising the carbon tax over $170 a tonne, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, the member did not answer my question. I will ask it again. Will the government commit today to not raising the carbon tax over $170 a tonne, yes or no?
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Madam Speaker, that is very unparliamentary language. I ask the member to please withdraw it.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians were shocked and outraged to learn that the Prime Minister's climate change ambassador charged taxpayers over a quarter of a million dollars in less than two years to travel around the globe promoting the failed carbon tax. She is probably in the air right now. My question is simple: Does the member personally believe that Canadians are getting good value for money from th…
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Madam Speaker, we all realize climate change is real. In climate change, we have to reduce emissions. Meanwhile, the climate ambassador is flying all over the world, racking up air miles. The member did not answer my question. Does he believe that Canadians are getting good value for money from the Prime Minister's climate change ambassador, yes or no?
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Madam Speaker, I apologize and withdraw. He was—
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Madam Speaker, why does my colleague think the NDP is so disrespectful of taxpayers' money?
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Madam Speaker, we are supposed to be talking about a cover-up of 186 cases of conflict of interest involving $334 million. Canadian taxpayers are getting completely fleeced, and all the NDP can do is ask about something that happened years ago. What does it really matter—
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Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of constituents. On behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, I rise for the 57th time to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The community of Swan River is struggling with crime in the area. Statistics Canada reports that, after nine years of the Liberal government, violent crime has risen 50% and gang-related h…
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Mr. Speaker, I was wondering about the net-zero accelerator, an $8-billion fund, basically, for the heaviest emitters in Canada that was supposed to reduce emissions. However, the independent environment commissioner found that over 70% of the contracts made no commitment to reduce emissions. Flash forward to the environment committee demanding to see the documents on why these contracts were not …
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Madam Speaker, I will bring this back to reducing emissions and what this accelerator fund was all about. The commissioner testified at committee on this scandal, and he stated: We also found that the department did not always know to what extent GHG emissions had been reduced by those companies that took part in the [net zero accelerator] initiative, or whether the funding provided would lead to …
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Madam Speaker, I will bring everything back to the $400-million details: $58 million went to 10 ineligible projects, $334 million went to over 186 cases of projects in which board members were in a conflict of interest and $58 million went to projects without guaranteeing that terms and conditions were met. This is why we have been standing on our hands and our heads, trying to get the government'…
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Madam Speaker, as far as my colleague's intervention, I just wonder what NDP members really believe in. With the way they are acting and supporting the Liberal government, I do not know if they believe in climate change. However, they have a chance right now to prove the Liberal government wrong, to distance themselves and to prove that the Liberals are actually fake environmentalists. Will they s…
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Madam Speaker, I am wondering about the $8-billion net-zero accelerator fund, in which over 70% of contracts gave no commitment to reduce emissions. Upon review of the documents, which we have been put under a gag order, 360 pages were ripped out of them. Does the member know who ripped those pages out?
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Madam Speaker, I just gave a speech on an $8-billion fraud that was run by the government. Over 70% of the contracts gave no commitment to reduce emissions. The whole idea behind the $8 billion was to reduce emissions. That member cannot be taken seriously and neither can the government.
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Madam Speaker, the member was talking about being held back and people having influence. However, the government and the Prime Minister actually put a gag order on every Liberal MP in the House, and that is what he should be absolutely shocked about. On the net-zero accelerator, for $8 billion of taxpayers' money that was supposed to be spent on reducing emissions, they put a gag order on every MP…
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Madam Speaker, I wonder if the member for Kingston and the Islands is one of the 24 who signed the letter.
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Madam Speaker, as a member of the standing committee on environment, I am honoured to speak about the work of our committee. I was fortunate to work on the committee's 10th report on clean technologies. The report proved that technology, not taxes, should be the foundation of an environment policy. Unfortunately the Liberal government is hell-bent on plowing ahead with its failed carbon tax withou…
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Madam Speaker, I understand what my NDP colleagues are up against. They have been basically duped by the Liberal government. All of this time, for the last nine years, it has been telling us that it is going to reduce emissions, with $8 billion of taxpayer dollars going to the heaviest emitters and, I might add, to oil and gas companies as well. The NDP should be outraged about this finding, and i…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday at committee, the environment minister recklessly promised to quadruple the carbon tax, despite American tariffs that would cripple our economy. He gleefully stated that, of course, they are going to continue with the carbon tax. With 40% of our economy dependent upon trade with the United States, he should have just said that he is going to kill our economy. He has done it …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's radical environment minister is willing to drive Canada's economy into the ground with no remorse. The carbon tax will cost the Canadian economy $25 billion by 2030. In the face of 25% tariffs, the minister can do something. He can cancel his planned quadrupling of the carbon tax. If he is unwilling to protect our economy, will the Prime Minister at least allow Ca…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the incredible and ongoing contributions of Ken and Christine Waddell. Ken and Christine Waddell have spent their entire career working to promote local journalism. Fifty-seven years ago, they began a publishing career together at the University of Manitoba. They would go on to spend their personal and professional lives owning and operating many local publishing c…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the NDP-Liberals are not worth the cost. The Prime Minister is jetting around the globe promoting his failed carbon tax, while Canadians line up at the food banks. According to the Prime Minister, the carbon tax is the best tool out there and anyone who disagrees is using “propaganda”. However, Canada's environment commissioner disagrees. He revealed that the Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, we cannot believe a word the Liberals say on the environment. Even the environment commissioner revealed that the Liberals misled Canadians on their emissions claims. He stated, “The recent decreases to projected 2030 emissions were not due to climate actions taken by governments”. While the environment minister punishes Canadians with a carbon tax, Canada has the worst record in the …
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Mr. Speaker, today Canada's environment commissioner proved the Liberals are fake environmentalists. A damning report revealed that the Liberals are not on track to meet their own emissions reduction targets despite their plan to quadruple the carbon tax. According to the commissioner, the Liberals are deceiving Canadians with “unreliable emissions reduction estimates.” It is all pain and no gain.…
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