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Mr. Speaker, I always find it interesting when the Bloc Québécois talks about important projects, given that the Bloc Québécois leader himself authorized drilling and fracking on Anticosti Island when he was Quebec's environment minister. We are going to build an economy that is strong and clean for our future generations. That is what we are doing. We are going to build Canada for future generati…
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), yes, a thorough analysis of impacts has been conducted and can be found in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 158, Number 45: Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap Regulations. Because oil prices are set internationally and natural gas prices are set continentally, the analysis suggests that cost pass-through to consumers would be minimal. The ability for…
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Mr. Speaker, as part of the Government of Canada’s measure to enhance transparency, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, IAAC, proactively discloses expenditures related to travel and hospitality for senior management. In addition, IAAC proactively discloses expenditures for travel through the annual report on travel, hospitality and conference expenditures.
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Mr. Speaker, let us first start with a fact, which is that there is no ban on gas-powered vehicles. More to the point, once again, we are seeing the Conservatives talking down one of our most important industries, which is employing hard-working auto workers in our country at the very moment we are facing tariff threats from the United States. I find it rich that the Conservatives are choosing to …
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Mr. Speaker, it is very simple. The carbon tax did not apply in Quebec, so Quebeckers did not get the rebate. It is very simple.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Conservatives. Why, in this moment, when we are facing unjustified tariffs from the United States, are they talking down a climate-competitive industry that is right here in our country? In fact, globally, if they looked at the reports, including the International Energy Agency's reports, global rates for the purchase of EVs are going up, so this is a growing…
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Mr. Speaker, it is nice to hear that the Conservatives are finally recognizing that we are talking about an industry that is facing unjustified tariffs from the United States. However, let us also talk about how our auto sector is important. We need to support it in this moment. It is creating well-paying union jobs in our country. An EV standard actually makes sure that new electric vehicles are …
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Mr. Speaker, let us start by clarifying one thing: We are not banning gas-powered cars. Furthermore, in Quebec, regulations are in place to ensure that Quebeckers have access to the sale of electric vehicles. These rules already exist, even in my colleague's riding.
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Mr. Speaker, again, we are not forcing people to buy EVs, any more than we are banning internal combustion vehicles. It is also important to mention that EVs are less expensive to use and are cheaper to maintain. Canadians want access to these vehicles. Why do the Conservatives not want Canadians to have that choice?
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Mr. Speaker, what we are hearing right now is completely absurd and a bit ridiculous. I will say it again: We will help people who work for automakers. If the Conservatives want to imply that the cars we manufacture in Canada are no good, that is their prerogative. The Liberal Party and I will always support our auto industry.
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Mr. Speaker, we should not be surprised to hear the Conservatives say that this is not a strong industry when it is actually so important here in our country. We will always stand with auto workers. In Quebec, nearly 25% of new vehicles sold are electric.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, we are not banning snowmobiles and things like that. When we speak here in the House, we really have to have our facts straight. Second, the Government of Quebec has already established regulations to ensure that Quebeckers have access to zero-emission vehicles. If my colleague wants to talk to us about that, then he should look at the regulations in his own province. Wh…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians and Quebeckers have asked us to build a strong economy. They asked us to build projects of national significance. That is exactly what we are going to do, but we are going to do it while protecting the environment each time. I hope that the Bloc Québécois will consider supporting our bill.
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Mr. Speaker, once again it is so shocking, in a moment when our auto industry is under fire from the unjustified tariffs from the United States, that we have the Conservatives talking down a growing industry right in our country. We are going to stand up for our auto workers, we are going to support our auto workers and we are going to make sure Canadians have access to a growing area for vehicles…
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Mr. Speaker, just as a point of clarification about the regulation they are talking about, which is not as they describe, let us be clear that there is no ban on gas-powered vehicles. They can read the regulations. To be clear, what we are doing is making sure that EVs are available to Canadians. Some 546,000 Canadians accessed our rebate to purchase vehicles because they wanted them.
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Mr. Speaker, what I will do is stand up for auto workers all across our country and stand up for a strong auto industry. I will stand up to make sure that we are climate-competitive and going where the world is moving. If the Conservatives looked at studies, globally EV sales are up. If the members opposite actually care about making sure we are standing up for our auto workers, I hope they will s…
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Mr. Speaker, leave it to the Conservatives to hit one of the most major industries we have in our country exactly at the same time as it is getting hit by unjustified tariffs from the United States. We stand with our auto workers. We have been investing in our auto industry, and we will keep making sure that we have strong union jobs in our auto sector.
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Mr. Speaker, I would say there is a big difference between a Liberal government and a government led by Pierre Poilievre. We believe in protecting the environment, and we are constantly working to do just that. We are working to ensure that we have clean energy. We are going to keep working to build Canada strong and protect the environment at the same time.
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Mr. Speaker, this gives me a chance to flag that we are in global treaty negotiations around the world, looking to how we move away from plastic waste. That—
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Mr. Speaker, it is not for me to start talking about average salaries or salaries. However, what I will say is that we are going to make sure there are well-paying union jobs right across this country in building a strong Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer remains the same: My job is to make sure we take into account the environment when we are making decisions. My job as the minister of environment is not to choose specific projects.
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Mr. Speaker, I think that the member and I could work well together on the environment. Capping greenhouse gas emissions is very important. In Canada, 30% of our emissions come from the oil and gas sector. It it very important that all sectors, all industries in our country work to help us cap and even reduce our emissions. We are continuing our work by using all the tools we have so that—
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Mr. Speaker, we are not going to take the Conservatives' advice. When they were in power, they were unable to get projects built because they did not have environmental assessments or consultations with indigenous peoples. We have nothing to learn from them. We are going to get it right. We are going to build Canada strong, a Canada that takes care of the environment and consults with indigenous p…
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Mr. Speaker, again, what I support and what our government supports is making sure that we have a competitive economy that meets the global moment we are in.
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Mr. Speaker, we have tabled the building Canada act. In that act, there is a process that is set out very clearly as to how decisions will be made. This is a moment to build on the unity that we saw last week between the Prime Minister and premiers from all across our country.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be really clear. Making sure that indigenous peoples are part of the process and that they are consulted is fundamental to the way that national interest projects will be chosen.
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Mr. Speaker, it is the same question and same answer: It is not my job to pick. My job is to make sure we take into account the environment in every decision we make.
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Mr. Speaker, what consensus are they referring to? They are literally speaking in the way of hypotheticals. I am not sure what they were referring to, so they might be celebrating—
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Mr. Chair, absolutely, economic reconciliation is important, which is, in fact, why we have an indigenous loan guarantee.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear as a government. Canadians want to see us build things. They want to see us build properly, taking into account the environment and making sure that we are consulting with indigenous peoples. It is not for me, as the Minister of Environment, to choose which projects are there. That is something that is happening through conversations between the provinces and t…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, I will go back to the fact that, last week, we had a moment of incredible unity with the premiers and the Prime Minister together, sitting down and talking about how we build national interest projects. That is what we will be supporting, because that is what Canadians want to see from us.
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Mr. Speaker, last time I checked, there is one minister of environment and climate change, and that is me.
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Mr. Speaker, I find this rich coming from the Conservatives, who were unable to build any projects over their time, because they did not care for the environment and they did not do indigenous consultation.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, it is important. The government announced a cap on greenhouse gas emissions for the oil and gas sector last December. It held consultations, as it always does for this kind of regulation. It is one of the tools that we have in our tool box. We remain committed to achieving net zero by 2050.
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Mr. Speaker, there are certain single-use plastics that have been listed in a regulation, and that is something that we absolutely stand by as we look to the world moving in that direction.
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Mr. Speaker, the affordability crisis is in this moment that we have actually been working towards. I have a question for the member opposite. Does he support a national school food program?
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians want to see us working together, and I am going to say that this applies to the members across the way. They want to see us meet this moment when we are facing the challenges from President Trump. I hope they are willing to help us.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think it is for me to speak to any feelings anyone has, particularly the feelings I am hearing from across the way. The most important part is that we work in unity in this moment.
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Mr. Chair, I worked on that regulation directly, spoke with industry and understand the impacts in the RIAS as well.
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Mr. Speaker, my opinion on that is this: As we are moving towards a net-zero economy, we must always work to make sure that we are working towards national interest projects that take into account many different issues—
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Mr. Speaker, as a country, we have committed to getting to net zero by 2050. In fact, the provinces are all in that direction as well. This is something that we need to do to remain competitive as a country, as we are facing countries that are looking for clean technologies. Absolutely, I will not shy away from saying that we need—
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Mr. Speaker, I will go back to my initial point: It is not my job to choose the project. My job is to make sure that when that decision is made, the environment is taken into account.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, to be clear, what I said was I did not understand the consensus to which they were referring. As far as speaking about our being united, last week, when the premiers and the Prime Minister were leaving that meeting and saying that we were at a moment to build Canada together, yes, there was that agreement.
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Mr. Speaker, again, it is not my job to pick which projects will be built. My job is to make sure that the environment is considered as we make those decisions, and the legislation allows for that specifically.
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Mr. Chair, we are talking about an industry that employs many in Ontario, which is my home province, and I work—
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Mr. Speaker, I am choosing my words to go with the fact that we have national interest projects that need to be built. It is not for me to choose which ones they are, but I will be making sure we build in the national interest.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not understand where the member is going, because if he is trying to say that indigenous people should not be consulted as part of projects, I will say definitively that he is incorrect. Indigenous people must be part of the process and consultation—
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Mr. Chair, I have worked on the regulation specifically. I was actually the one who made the announcement.
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Mr. Speaker, will the Conservatives support building projects of national interest, or will they not?
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Mr. Speaker, there are factors set out in the legislation, which I would be happy to read if the member would like. My question is, will they support the legislation?
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