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House Hansard - 207

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/6/23 5:08:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, my colleague's party has said that, instead of carbon pricing, it is going to focus on technology, yet every single economist out there, including my friend from Mirabel, will tell us that directly subsidizing technology is a far more expensive approach than carbon pricing, which relies on the market. I am wondering why the Conservatives are insisting on a more expensive approach to addressing climate change.
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Jun/6/23 5:08:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, we believe in the science of technology. It is actually surprising that the NDP and Bloc Québécois members do not want to believe in new technologies. It is as if we were going back in time. We only have to look at communications technologies, for example. We hold those in our hands every day. We did not have that 25 years ago. We were still sending letters by mail, as my colleague pointed out earlier. Obviously, things evolve, including in the world of oil and gas. It is a lot less polluting than it was before. In fact, I really applaud the people of western Canada who have made huge efforts to reduce their carbon footprint over the years with the help of new technologies.
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