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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22

Nov/24/22 2:13:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, another busy summer season has come and gone in Dawson City, Yukon, which is part of the Klondike. Now with winter here, people draw close and ward off the dark nights with sports and cultural activities outdoors and in. The residents of Dawson City are doing their best to cope with the high prices caused by inflation, but the need to fight climate change is always on their minds. Last August, a group of scientists and first nations met in Dawson City to highlight the impact that melting permafrost was having on northern communities like those of Yukon. When permafrost melts, the ground shifts, buildings twist, the road wash away, fires intensify and landslides bring new meaning to supply chain disruptions when roads are literally blocked. The residents of Dawson City and Yukon know that climate change is just as real as the high prices we are dealing with these days. Our government is there to help communities like Dawson City adapt to the climate crisis. We are also there to support those who need it most to cope with high prices so Dawson will continue to be the thriving heart of the Klondike for generations to come.

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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/24/22 2:24:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, instead of mischaracterizing what members on this side of the House say, the leader of the official opposition should actually take a look at what, for example, the Parliamentary Budget Officer says in regard to our price on pollution, which actually returns more money to the vast majority of Canadians in areas where it is imposed. The price on pollution not only fights climate change but also supports hard-working families where they most need it. We are pleased that families in Atlantic Canada are now going to be getting the carbon incentive rebate regularly. We will continue to fight climate change and support Canadians while we do it.

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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/24/22 2:26:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, remarkably, buried in that rhetorical attack, was something quite important. For perhaps the first time, the member of the official opposition has finally recognized that there is a rebate associated with the price on pollution, that we give back more money every year than the average family pays, related to the price on pollution. We are actually there to support Canadians even as we fight climate change. The leader of the official opposition does not much care for the fight against climate change but he should care about putting more money in people's pockets. That is why he should support our price on pollution.

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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22

Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)

Nov/24/22 2:51:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the pace of climate change will make part of the planet unhabitable and intensify natural disasters here at home. The most vulnerable will suffer. What was the Minister of Environment and Climate Change's mandate at COP27? There was none. It was to maintain the status quo, salvage whatever we can and keep the oil companies happy. One environmental expert said that what happened in Egypt highlighted incongruities, contradictions, in Canada's positions. Canada has the highest per capita GHG emissions. Is the Minister of Environment proud to be the worst?

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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22

Mr. Terry Duguid (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

Nov/24/22 3:08:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as usual, the Conservatives are spreading misinformation. Let us look at the Conservatives' record for a moment. They cut $350 million from the environment and climate change budget. They withdrew from the Kyoto accord. For 10 long years, they did absolutely nothing on climate change. For that, at all the international meetings they went to, they won the Fossil of the Day Award, the Fossil of the Year Award, and they won the granddaddy of them all in 2013, the Lifetime Underachievement Fossil Award.

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