44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 7, 2022 10:00AM
- Apr/7/22 2:31:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at 3:20 p.m. yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that he had been asked by the UN to promote sustainable development around the world.
Barely an hour and a half later, our champion of the environment approved Bay du Nord, a one-billion-barrel oil project that will pollute for 30 years.
It took him an hour and a half to make a mockery of his mandate and show the entire world that not only is Canada an oil state, but also a rogue state. The Prime Minister is literally redefining the art of talking out of both sides of his mouth.
Does he have any credibility left today when it comes to the environment?
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- Apr/7/22 2:32:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the worst part is that, as recently as Monday, the UN warned that no new oil and gas development should be approved if we want to have any chance of curbing climate change.
That did not stop the government, just yesterday, from approving Bay du Nord, which will pump out up to 100,000 barrels of oil a day. Drill, baby, drill.
This government took the report released by climate experts from around the world and threw it in the garbage. Not even the recycling, the garbage.
How can it still claim its decisions are based on science?
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- Apr/7/22 2:33:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, just a few days ago, the IPCC released an alarming report.
This is an emergency. The future of our children and grandchildren is at risk. We must take bold action.
The Minister of Environment took action: He approved a new fossil fuel project. He will continue to hand out billions of dollars to oil and gas companies. He could have said no to this project, but he said yes to more oil and more emissions.
Does the minister understand that an additional billion barrels of oil is not a green project?
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- Apr/7/22 2:44:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question.
I have never owned a car, and probably never will. However, the train I take to Ottawa, the airplanes many of us use, run and will run for a long time on oil—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Apr/7/22 2:45:23 p.m.
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These vehicles and many others we need will continue to use oil. That is why we chose a project for the planet that emits 10 times less greenhouse gas emissions than the oil sands and five times less than the average project.
This project will have to achieve net-zero emissions. This is the first time in Canadian history that we have imposed such a condition on an oil development project. We will continue to work to fight climate change.
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- Apr/7/22 2:51:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the environment minister confirms he used modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator to develop his climate plan, but the modelling shows that the per-barrel output in 2050 will be the same as it is today. So much for saving the planet. Meanwhile, he has signed on to a massive oil expansion and is going to give billions to carbon capture schemes.
We have a narrow window to develop a clean energy economy, so enough with the “drill, baby, drill” stuff. When is the minister going to stop dancing to the tune of big oil?
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