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Mr. Chair, the short answer to my colleague is no, but we have to look at our automotive manufacturing capacity. Canada's EV market has seen growth in the number of EV models available to Canadians. Now over 100 different models are available to consumers and we want to grow that. We want to give Canadians more choice and make sure that they can go to any dealership across this country and find an…
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Mr. Chair, I take offence to that comment because I am the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, who happens to be a first nations MP from the province of British Columbia who grew up on the coast. I recognize that the coast is a very supernatural place for me to grow up, and I have worked with first nations all my life. We have been very emphatic that first na…
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Mr. Speaker, Saanich—Gulf Islands is right across from my community. I am a proud member of the Musqueam first nation, which is at the mouth of the Fraser River right as it flows into the Salish Sea, so I recognize and understand the vast biodiversity and the vast amount of beautiful wilderness right up and down the coast, including the Hecate Strait between Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert. As a pro…
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Mr. Speaker, I must reiterate that there is no carbon tax on groceries and farmers do not pay the industrial carbon price. Industrial carbon pricing and the clean fuel regulations are targeted tools that reduce pollution in a global market that is moving rapidly toward clean energy. Scrapping these measures would not lower grocery bills. It would weaken Canada's industrial base, deter investment a…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from the beautiful riding of Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, a place I have visited many times over the years in my home province of British Columbia. I want to address the member's question, which I believe is based on incorrect assumptions. Let me be very clear. There is no carbon tax applied to groceries. Farmers do not pay the industrial carb…
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Madam Speaker, I want to be clear: Canada's environmental policies are designed to reduce pollution and drive innovation, not to raise grocery prices. Clean-fuel projects, such as Imperial Oil's renewable diesel factory in Alberta, Char Technologies' clean-energy projects in Ontario and Quebec, and Air Products' hydrogen complex in Edmonton are creating jobs and keeping Canadians competitive in th…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians expect a government that protects affordability and secures their future and their children's future, not one or the other. The opposition paints climate action as a bill Canadians cannot afford, but what Canadians cannot afford is inaction. Climate-driven droughts, wildfires and storms are already disrupting our supply chains, our agricultural sector and our communities. …
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Madam Speaker, affordability matters, and so does economic security. The government will continue to pursue policies that protect workers, strengthen competitiveness and ensure that Canada leads in the clean energy future. That is how we build an economy that works for Canadians today and delivers opportunity for the next generation, for my children's generation and for six or seven generations ah…
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Madam Speaker, I too would like to start by congratulating the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It is a little-known fact that my stepmother is a born and bred Swift Current resident. She moved into our home in 1994, and she is a diehard Saskatchewan Roughrider fan. I rise to address the member opposite's question and to set the record straight: There is no such thing as a food packaging tax in Canada, a…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is suggesting that responsible climate policy is a burden. This is simply not true. Canadians want a secure future, Canadians like my son and my daughter, one where they can earn a good living, put food on the table and breathe clean air. They also want a government that protects them from climate disruption and builds an economy that can win in a world moving towa…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday's budget makes our direction unmistakable. It backs industrial carbon pricing with long-term certainty and focuses on measures that deliver the greatest emissions reductions and competitiveness benefits at the lowest cost to Canadians. These policies are not a tax on Canadians; they are strategic economic tools that reward innovation and protect jobs. They ensure Canadian st…
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Mr. Speaker, even before I was part of the House, I knew this was a very important issue for the hon. member and his constituents. He has raised it many times. What parts of this bill, when it is implemented, will ease the minds of his constituents when he goes back and talks to them about it?
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Mr. Speaker, let me be perfectly clear that there is no food packaging tax in Canada. There is no industrial carbon tax on groceries. These are environmental and economic policies designed to cut pollution, protect health and support competitiveness. Independent analysis confirms that food price inflation has been driven by global supply disruptions, not by federal climate measures. Abandoning pol…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tell Parliament that I have a lot to celebrate this year. However, my family came together in mourning this summer. My 91-year-old uncle, Gordon Grant, passed away. He was the oldest member of our family. He comes from a unique background. My grandfather Hong Tim Hing immigrated from China. My grandmother Agnes Grant was a Musqueam member. Gordon was the first mixed Ch…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin my speech with the facts: There is no food packaging tax. Industrial carbon pricing is not applied at the grocery store checkout. It is applied to large industrial emitters, the biggest polluters in Canada, and is structured in a way that ensures Canadian industries remain competitive while cutting emissions at the lowest possible cost. Canada's pricing system gives co…
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Mr. Speaker, faced with unjustified tariffs from the U.S. and shifting global supply chains, our new government is well aware of the affordability challenges facing Canadians. Although we have begun to see encouraging signs of stabilization, housing prices have gone up in recent years; although Canada's inflation rate has been within the Bank of Canada's target for 21 consecutive months, we know t…
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Mr. Speaker, as Canadians, we take care of each other. It is a promise at the heart of who we are, and it goes back generations. From universal public health care to employment insurance and strong, stable funded pensions such as the Canada pension plan, there has always been in our agreement that we will take care of our neighbours when they are in need. Our government is laser-focused on lowerin…
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Mr. Speaker, the last two people I talked to were my children, who are 17 and 14. I think about their future. I know the Liberal government has a strong message: We want to fight, protect and build Canada strong while protecting our environment. That is the commitment I have for my children. That is the commitment this side has for all children and youth right across this country. This country wil…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my friend opposite for her advocacy for Canadians with disabilities. I am sure we all share her concern. Every barrier, be it physical or attitudinal, is a barrier to the well-being of persons with disabilities, especially to their mental and financial well-being. Allow me to bring colleagues up to date. The application portal for the Canada disability benefit opened on June…
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Madam Speaker, I want to start by commending the member opposite for the compassion she has for all constituents. I have seen it first-hand, being across the Salish Sea from her for many years, and I thank her for the question. Persons with disabilities have the right to be fully included in their communities. They have the same right as all Canadians, the right to live a decent life. It is why we…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for the opportunity to discuss our government's response to wildfires across the country. We know that natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity, and all levels of government must work together to protect Canadians and our communities. The 2025 wildfire season has been the second-most severe on record in our country, surpassed…
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Madam Speaker, I am well aware of the threat that continued wildfires pose to communities right across this country; they threaten infrastructure, health, the economy and the environment all across this country. Keeping Canadians safe is of the utmost importance to our government. We are carefully considering all options as we re-evaluate how the federal government can best support emergency situa…
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Mr. Speaker, as we continue Gender Equality Week, I want to echo the words of the chair of the women's caucus, who said that every 48 hours in this country, a woman or girl is killed, often by an intimate partner. Unfortunately, another stat is that indigenous women and girls are disproportionately a part of that statistic; thirty per cent of them are indigenous women or girls, when they make up o…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect and deserve a clean, low-carbon and resilient future. That is why we will continue to work hard, making sure that we make bold decisions for all Canadians right across this country and trying to reach our targets as strongly as possible. That is what this side of the House will continue to do and what I will continue to do as the parliamentary secretary for Environmen…
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Madam Speaker, I want to address part of the hon. colleague's question that has to do with border operations. The CBSA actively monitors commercial volumes and wait times. It does this to allocate resources and adjust staffing levels to minimize how long it takes to process goods and to keep unnecessary delays at our ports of entry to a minimum. These are some of the measures the agency takes. It …
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Madam Speaker, I am thankful for this opportunity to inform the House about some of the work carried out each day between the Canada Border Services Agency and commercial importers. A little-known fact is that I was a Canada border agent during the summers when I was young, so I know exactly what they do day in and day out; they ensure the free flow of legitimate trade. That is important because i…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague in my language of Hul'q'umi'num: hay čxʷ q̓ə. Canadians expect climate action that is practical, science-based and effective. That is what is under way. Our plan combines emission reductions, particularly in methane, with investments in clean energy and resilience tools that help communities prepare for the risks that we already face. Progress is real. Emissions…
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Mr. Speaker, fighting climate change is not only a moral imperative but also an economic imperative. By embedding climate considerations into our economy, we are driving innovation, unlocking new markets and positioning Canadian businesses to lead globally five, 10, 15 years down the road.
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Mr. Speaker, there was a saying from one of my elders when I was growing up: We cannot have an economy without the environment. The environment is a key player in making sure we have a great economy today, but we also need to preserve it for the future. We do not have to have one without the other; we can have them together. This is what we are doing, investing in and ensuring we have technologies…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Carleton. Today, we are highlighting the concrete progress that greenhouse gas emission limits are making across this country. This policy measure is not just an abstract goal; it transforms the way we build our homes, transport our goods, produce our energy and manufacture essential materials such as concrete. Through these goals, we are …
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Mr. Speaker, that is why we are investing in LNG Canada phase 2. We are investing in new technologies to ensure that the future of this country is safe and secure for future generations. We will continue to do that today, tomorrow and for the future. I want to ensure that my kids and grandkids, in the future, can live, play and recreate the way I did on the mouth of the Fraser River.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. On Friday, I misspoke during question period. While answering a question, I said that emissions are 41% lower than they have been in the past, when I intended to say they are 41% lower than they would have been under a Conservative plan.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians are living through the climate crisis in real time. Fires, floods, droughts and storms are happening with a frequency and severity we have never seen before. I have family and friends who have lived through these events. The impacts on lives, livelihoods and communities are clear. The costs are growing each year. That is why climate action is not optional. It is essential …
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's emissions are now 41% lower today than they have been in the past. Canada's climate plan is designed for our economy and trading realities, and it plays to our strengths in clean energy, critical minerals and innovation. I am proud to stand on this side of the House as a father of two young children. We are working for today, we are working for tomorrow and we are working for…
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Amendment to Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade”, adopted at Geneva between May 1 and May …
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Mr. Speaker, this is the first time I rise to answer a question. I thank the hon. member for asking my first question. I ran because I wanted to fight for jobs in this country and wanted to fight to protect the climate in this country for my children and my children's children. That is why we are building an electric vehicle supply chain and are driving record investment in the economy that is goi…
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Mr. Speaker, I hearken back to when I was in grades 6 and 7. My grade 6 and 7 teacher, Valerie Jerome, sister of Harry Jerome, was the person who first introduced me to what is happening with our climate. Moving forward, I always said that I would take a strong stand. I walked door to door, ensuring that I listened to my constituents, who said that the environment is the one key issue they want me…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, we want to make sure we make affordability a key component of this. That is why we are going to drive record investment into the EV industry and make sure we build them at home by Canadians and for Canadians, so we can ensure they become much more affordable more quickly.
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Mr. Speaker, as I walked door to door in Vancouver Quadra, a riding that is very clued into the environment, and as I went to my children's high school and talked to them, people told me that the number one thing that drives their anxiety for the future is climate change and what they are going to inherit. We want to ensure that we leave them with a planet where there is cleaner air and where they…
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Mr. Speaker, the biggest threat to our economy right now is the American tariffs, not electric vehicles. We want to ensure that we grow our economy but also protect the environment for future generations. We need to do that with different approaches. There is not one panacea that is going to do that. We have to take different approaches, and this is just one, to ensure that my children, my grandch…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously we want to make sure that we work with the industries. That is what we are doing, working with industry and the workers to ensure we move forward with an educated approach to this. We will not leave any worker behind. We are going to work for the workers, and that is what we will continue to do on this side of the House.
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad to rise today to speak about the issue, which is very important to the residents of Vancouver Quadra and to the residents of the Musqueam first nation, where I come from, at the mouth of the Fraser River near the Salish Sea, whose habitat is no doubt being affected by climate change. I rise in the House today to respond to the motion before us, which calls on the government …
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Mr. Speaker, I hearken back to about a month ago, when I was on social media and I would see a number of my friends and family posting things that were clearly deepfakes. They had the same sort of negative rhetoric and were believing what the other side was saying. I had to call them to assure them that these things were not true. Liberals are moving forward to ensure that we have a greener econom…
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Mr. Speaker, as I stated, we are looking forward to continuing to work with the auto sector and continuing to work with workers to ensure that we bring them along, so we can ensure that we protect those jobs, protect the future and protect our environment.
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Mr. Speaker, during the election, our platform stated that we were looking to reintroduce the $5,000 incentive for those purchases. We look forward to electric vehicle sales continuing to rise in the near future.
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Mr. Speaker, there are many great places in Vancouver Quadra and none are more special to me than the mouth of the Fraser River. From its headwaters hundreds of kilometres north, to where it enters the Salish Sea, it has always been a special place for residents of Vancouver Quadra. Over the years, it was used as our highway, and now it is being used as a working river. Many years ago, the Musquea…
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Madam Speaker, our government will continue to work together, looking for new and innovative ways to ensure that Canadians across this country, from coast to coast to coast, will have money put back into their pockets so they can live a very comfortable life, and so my first nation, the Musqueam first nation, lives a comfortable life.
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Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Whitby. It is a privilege to rise today to address today's motion put forward by the member for Saint-Jean. The motion deals with consumer carbon pricing and the significant changes we made on day one. Those changes were the result of listening to Canadians who wanted a climate policy that moved past political divisions. As the motion cl…
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Madam Speaker, the first thing we did was the income tax cut, which is going to put over $800 in the pockets of families. We are going to eliminate the GST on new home builds, which would allow people to live in my riding for the first time in a number of years. Many more exciting things are coming down the pike.
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Madam Speaker, we are looking forward to moving forward with this. While I was outside of the House, I paid attention to what was going on, and it was the other side of the House that divided us on this issue. That is why we want to move forward for Canadians, families, children and seniors. We will continue to do that on this side of the House.
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