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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for naming my role. I am the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. If the member opposite has questions about labour or about employment and skills development, she can ask that minister those questions.
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Mr. Speaker, of all the actions we are taking, people need to pay attention to how we are capping emissions across all industrial sectors. That is very important if we want to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, I am the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. I care about Newfoundland and Labrador too, and I am happy to have those questions directed to the minister responsible for employment and skills development.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps a better question for the member opposite is this: Why will she not join us in the fight to make sure that we are fighting against those unjustified tariffs and that we stand up for a strong, unified country that cares about building a strong economy while protecting the environment?
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Mr. Speaker, does the member opposite care about the competitiveness of our industries, accessing trade with other countries to diversify our markets and at the same time fighting climate change? All of those are important, and that is why an industrial carbon price is important to maintain.
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Mr. Chair, as I mentioned before, as we move forward, we need to make sure that everything we do—
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Mr. Speaker, what we as a government respect are the two things that Canadians asked us to do. Canadians want us to build a strong Canada with a strong economy while protecting the environment. This is not just about working together; it is also about getting it right.
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Mr. Speaker, what we are talking about is how we can become an energy superpower. It will take access to low-cost, lower-risk energy that is either zero- or low-carbon.
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Mr. Chair, the transportation sector is actually 27% of Canada's GHGs.
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Mr. Chair, the member is aware that the regulation sets us toward targets to increase the number of sales of EVs across our country.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said previously, we do have an important place right now. Canadians are asking us to step up as a united country, to build a strong economy and to be an energy superpower with energy security, but we need to do it in a way that is low-risk, low-cost and low-carbon.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already mentioned, there was a meeting with all the provincial premiers last week. I had the opportunity to speak with Quebec's environment minister, as I do with the environment ministers of every province, to really find out what they think. What Canadians want to see is a united Canada, given—
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Mr. Speaker, I absolutely believe that we need to put affordability at the centre of the projects we do. As I just said, making sure we protect the environment and building a strong job future for our youth are part of that.
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Mr. Speaker, there are several factors in this bill, and I think it is important to take a look at them. While several factors relate to other areas, if we focus solely on the environmental aspect, it is clear that projects must "contribute to clean growth and to meeting Canada’s objectives with respect to climate change". That is in the bill.
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Mr. Speaker, what Canadians are looking for is unity, and the disunity that I am hearing is from that side of the House. That is the side that is sowing division. We saw premiers and the Prime Minister at a table, unified, and that is what Canadians want.
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy the member opposite has asked this question because we need to diversify our trade right now. Countries around the world are putting in place border carbon adjustments. Having an industrial carbon price helps us to access those markets.
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Mr. Speaker, I will quote the Prime Minister, who said that Canada must be an energy superpower that builds low-risk, low-cost, low-carbon energy. That is what we will do.
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Mr. Speaker, I would really like to thank the member for Waterloo because I always learn so much about her community. She is a tireless champion for her community. It is really inspiring when we hear about all that is happening in her community, but also how much she listens to her constituents and makes sure they are heard in this place. I cannot agree with her more that Canada needs more Waterlo…
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Mr. Speaker, last week, we witnessed a truly momentous occasion, something that Canadians want to see: the premiers of all the provinces and territories sat down with the Prime Minister of Canada to see how they can work together. We must be united. We need to work together. That is something we are committed to every day.
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Mr. Speaker, what I am saying is that certain factors in the bill must be taken into consideration, for example, consultations with indigenous groups and environmental issues. Personally speaking, I am wondering whether the member opposite will lend his support—
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Mr. Speaker, I think about this question a lot. It is very important for young people to know that we are fighting for their future. That is not just about fighting climate change to make sure that we have a secure future but also about making sure that we are fighting so that they can have jobs that will help to support them in a clean economy of the future, which is where the world is very much …
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Mr. Speaker, the industrial carbon price is an important piece for making sure that our industry stays competitive in a world that is moving toward border carbon adjustments. It is how we can access markets for a strong economic future.
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Mr. Chair, to go back to that question again, I have the same answer. My job is not to select the projects in the national interest. It is to make sure that we protect the environment in making the decisions.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is going to be an energy superpower in all its forms of energy. We have actually worked on projects with nuclear, with hydro and with hydrogen. We have what it takes to be an energy superpower, and that is what they are going to see us do.
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Mr. Speaker, what we need to do is to build ourselves a strong economy and to position ourselves as an energy superpower. We can do that, and I am wondering if the member opposite will help us get there.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, I think that Canadians want us to work together. When it comes to national interest projects, Canadians want us to work together, not sow division. That is what our government will continue to do. As for the legislation related to such projects, I hope that the member—
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Mr. Speaker, that is interesting because I feel like the member is quoting me. I said that Canada must be an energy superpower that is low-risk, low-cost and low-carbon.
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Mr. Speaker, most of the chatter I am hearing is from the Conservatives across the way. What I saw last week was premiers and the Prime Minister sitting at a table and saying, “Let us work together.” The only people who seem to be upset with that are the Conservatives.
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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. Speaker, as I said at the beginning of the evening, it is not my job to pick the project. My job, as Minister of Environment, is to make sure that we take into consideration the environment and how to get to net zero by 2050, which is our country's commitment, as it is in his home province.
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Mr. Speaker, in short form, I do not accept the manner in which that question was phrased, but, no, I am not in support of removing the industrial carbon price. It is important for our economy and it is important for our industry's competitiveness worldwide.
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Mr. Speaker, that is simply incorrect. As I mentioned before, in this moment when we are faced with unjustified tariffs from the United States, we are trying to diversify our trade. There are border carbon adjustments being put in place by other countries to access those markets. We need to make sure we have an industrial carbon price.
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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, if the member opposite has questions for the minister of labour or the minister of skills and employment, I am happy to direct those questions to them.
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Mr. Speaker, I talked about the factors we need to think about when making decisions about national interest projects and the bill. I hope the member will support it. This includes taking the interests of indigenous peoples into account. That is where—
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Mr. Speaker, I have answered that question before, and I will answer it again. It is not my job, as the Minister of Environment, to choose the projects. We had the premiers and the Prime Minister sit down and talk about what national unity looks like. My job is—
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Mr. Speaker, what I cannot understand is why the member opposite refuses to consider Canada as an energy superpower, considering all the forms of energy we create. If we want to be a superpower, we need to be ready to step up with all the forms of energy that the world is looking for.
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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, 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. Chair, is the member opposite questioning the quality of work that comes from our public service? I believe we have a very strong public service that I am proud to work with.
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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. Chair, what I said is that I work with the strong public service we have, which provides strong advice on which we base policy, absolutely, as we—
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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. Chair, that is such a strange question. Obviously, I work with the public service, and we should all be very proud of the work that it does.
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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, 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, 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, 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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