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Mr. Speaker, it is time we really set the record straight. Members from the party opposite are getting up, time and again, and talking about taxes that simply do not exist. Let us be very clear: There is no plastics-wrapping tax. It does not exist. They should be honest with their citizens and their voters about how it does not exist.
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Mr. Speaker, it is just so tiring to hear from the members opposite how they are against everything, including anything that includes fighting climate change. What they should be for, and I hope they will support when they are looking at our budget, is the national school food program, which helps support young people when they are in schools. They should be there to help support Canadians. This i…
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Mr. Speaker, it is so tiring to hear about these imaginary taxes. Let us focus on reality. In reality, the budget we will be presenting tomorrow is going to provide the positive supports for Canadians that they are looking for. They want us to build Canada. They want us to build it well. If we want to talk about a cost to future generations, it is hearing from the opposite side on how they will do…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear that we are building a country for the future, and we are doing so with clean energy. As someone from Ontario, I can say that nuclear energy has helped us move away from coal, which means we have clean air for our children. It is very important to keep working to ensure we have clean electricity across the country. We already have the cleanest electricity, and …
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Mr. Speaker, we should be very proud that 84% of this country's electricity is clean from coast to coast to coast. Our work with provinces across the country continues and we intend to keep at it. It will be very interesting to see how Quebec will work with Newfoundland on hydroelectricity. Nuclear energy and wind turbines are also very interesting. We are going to keep this work going. It is impo…
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Mr. Speaker, the Building Canada Act has very strong provisions in it to make sure there is indigenous consultation. It also has strong provisions to make sure that what we are doing is building a strong Canada for the future. The Premier of British Columbia and the Premier of Alberta can have conversations as to the path forward, but we will be making sure that we are building a strong Canada for…
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Madam Speaker, I would really like to clarify some of the misinformation we are getting from the other side in this moment. When they are talking about clean fuel regulations, which they refer to as a tax, let me quote this for them: “The regulations are not a tax, but a technology-enabling regulation.... This supports investments in emission reduction technologies.” Who wrote that? It was the Can…
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Madam Speaker, from listening to the other side, we would think that pollution has no cost, but if we are talking about the expense of it, let us look at the insurable losses in Calgary after a hailstorm. After a single hour, there was $3 billion in costs. That does not even include the uninsured costs that came from that event. We are going to keep fighting climate change. We are going to keep su…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to talk about how well we are working with the provinces to give resources to Canadians who want to renovate their homes and reduce their carbon footprint. A week or two ago, I was in Manitoba, where we are working to help lower-income individuals do these renovations without paying a cent. In Ontario, we are helping people do these renovations in colla…
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Mr. Speaker, it seems that the Bloc Québécois member opposite did not listen to the right speech. If he had listened to our Prime Minister, he would have heard that we take the fight against climate change seriously. We will continue to do good work. It is important if we are to build a strong country. We will continue to do that.
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Mr. Speaker, if my colleague paid attention yesterday and previous days, he would have heard our Prime Minister at the UN talking about climate change and how Canada will continue to be a leader in the fight against climate change. We are doing a good job. I hope that my colleague will help us.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased that the Bloc Québécois member shares my interest in protecting the environment and fighting climate change. We always knew it would be tough, but we are ready to do the work. If the member really wants to know where things stand, I can tell him that the Conservative Party across the way has no plan. It was the Conservatives who increased greenhouse gas emissions. If…
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Mr. Speaker, I am always very clear and our government is very clear: We are going to build a very strong country, a strong Canada, a Canada that will be good for future generations. To do that, we need to fight climate change. We are well aware of that, and we are doing that work. We will continue to do so. Last week, I was in Manitoba to talk about how to help low-income individuals modernize th…
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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, 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, we are continuing to fight climate change. We know that it is important. It is important for future generations and it is important for our economy. We see that every economy in the world is looking for low-emission products. That is exactly what we are going to do. We are going to build a strong country, a strong Canada that will be good for future generations.
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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, when Canadians elected a Liberal government, what did they want? They wanted us to work together to build a strong country and a strong economy. That is exactly what we are doing. When we become an energy superpower, it will be low cost, low risk and low carbon. Will the Conservatives support our bill to ensure that we can get these projects done?
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Mr. Speaker, when Canadians elected this Liberal government, what they asked for was for us to be able to build a strong, united country. What I hear from the opposition is division. That is not what Canadians want. What we saw when the premiers and the Prime Minister sat down together was how we are going to build together. I hope the Conservatives are going to support our build Canada act so tha…
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Mr. Speaker, we are absolutely committed to protecting the environment while building our economy. I would like the Bloc Québécois to support us so that we can do exactly what Canadians and Quebeckers asked us to do when they elected us. They elected a Liberal government to ensure that Canada becomes an economic superpower while also thinking about the environment.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been clear and I will repeat it once again. We are going to keep working to make sure Canada is an energy superpower. To do that, we need to be low-risk, low-cost and low-carbon. We are going to keep making sure that we build a strong Canadian economy. I hope the Conservatives will help support us.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is clear. If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, we need to do it in a smart way, and that is to make sure it is low-risk, low-cost and low-carbon. The Conservatives were unable to build anything because they did not do environmental assessments and they did not consult with indigenous peoples. We are not going to follow the way they did things, because that did not ge…
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Mr. Speaker, if the member would like to remember the conversation on Monday evening, he will remember what I actually said, which was that we saw an amazing moment of Canadians' coming together, with premiers and our Prime Minister all talking about how we can do what Canadians have asked us to do, which is to build a strong Canada. The division we see is from the Conservatives. We are going to w…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been clear, and we have been clear: To be an energy superpower, we need to make sure that we are low-risk, low-cost and low-carbon. When Conservatives were in government, they did not get projects built, because they did not do environmental assessments and they did not consult with indigenous peoples. If the Conservatives want to see things built, and built pro…
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Mr. Speaker, the carbon pricing rebate has been around for many years. Quebec has its own carbon pricing system and the federal fuel charge does not apply in Quebec. That is why Quebeckers did not receive the Canada carbon rebate. We respect Quebec and have been consistent on that. The Bloc Québécois should support our efforts to fight climate change and protect our environment instead of playing …
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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. Chair, absolutely, economic reconciliation is important, which is, in fact, why we have an indigenous loan guarantee.
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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. Chair, I have worked on the regulation specifically. I was actually the one who made the announcement.
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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. 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 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. 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, what we have put forward in the building Canada act is a process by which national interest projects can be chosen, because we are in an extreme moment, facing the threat from the United States to our sovereignty and to our economy. We are meeting that moment through this act, and we will keep working to build.
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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, 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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