44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 30, 2023 10:00AM
- Nov/30/23 2:57:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, COP28 starts today and the Liberals have already had time to make another cowardly decision on climate change.
Just yesterday, Canada announced that it refuses to include in the final statement that we must one day give up fossil fuels. COP had not even started and Canada was already fighting alongside other petro-monarchies to pollute even more. According to Greenpeace, “The government is severely slowing the global fight against climate change”.
Why are the Liberals sabotaging the world's efforts to fight climate change?
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- Nov/30/23 2:58:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, COP28 is the important next step in our collective efforts to advance human safety, economic prosperity, health and the well-being of our planet.
We recognize that there are still some challenges to address. Canada is working with its partners to accelerate global efforts to keep within reach the objective of the Paris Agreement, namely to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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- Nov/30/23 2:59:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have bad news for the Liberals. Last week, the OECD criticized their carbon capture strategy, which is what they are hiding behind at COP28.
A report by the International Energy Agency warns that it is a mistake to rely too much on carbon capture. The agency warns that people need to drop the illusion that we will be able to capture unimaginable amounts of CO2. The agency insists that there is no alternative to switching to clean energy.
When will the Liberals finally understand that the carbon capture strategy they are talking about in Dubai is a mirage?
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- Nov/30/23 2:59:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I see that the Bloc Québécois recognizes that the federal and provincial governments each have an important role to play in projects with environmental impacts that fall under federal jurisdiction.
I find it rather ironic that the Bloc Québécois is asking the government to cancel projects that are supported by the provinces when their position is always to tell the federal government to mind its own business.
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- Nov/30/23 3:00:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, history is repeating itself at COP28. Canada continues to hold out the empty promise of green oil. While the Minister of Environment and Climate Change is making lofty speeches in Dubai, back in Canada, the Suncor oil company announced on Monday that it was increasing its output, now that operations have resumed at the Terra Nova oil field in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Once again, while the minister engages in rhetoric, oil is flowing more freely than ever in Canada, as the planet burns. When will the Liberals stop being part of the climate problem?
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- Nov/30/23 3:01:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from my Bloc Québécois colleague and friend.
The oil and gas sector is a major contributor to Canada's economy, yet it is also the country's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. That is why setting an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector is a key commitment in our emissions reduction plan.
Our government intends to publish a framework on the design of the emissions cap by the end of the year.
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Mr. Speaker, after enduring eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, one in five households in Ontario is struggling to put food on its table. That adds up to 2.8 million people, including 700,000 children. This is shocking. These are the highest recorded numbers we have ever seen. It is painfully clear that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost.
Will the Prime Minister tell his appointed senators to stop delaying Bill C-234 and to pass the bill now to bring lower prices for food for all Canadians?
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- Nov/30/23 3:02:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we introduced legislation in the House today that seeks to modernize competition laws to stabilize grocery prices. We encourage everyone in this chamber to vote in favour, including the member opposite.
In addition, I wonder why the party opposite continually votes against measures that aim to make life more affordable for Canadians. Whether it is for the Canada child benefit, whether it is for $10-a-day child care or whether it is for supports for small businesses, every single time the party opposite votes against. It is really difficult to understand what its plan is.
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Mr. Speaker, under the government, there have been more people using a food bank than ever before. It is record numbers. The Prime Minister is responsible for bringing record-level hunger to Ontario.
I understand that the self-proclaimed socialist environment minister has threatened to resign if the bill passes, but Canadian farmers need this carve-out immediately. This will make food prices cheaper, because if we are taxing the farmers who grow the food, we are taxing Canadians who buy the food.
Again, will the Prime Minister tell his appointed senators to stop delaying Bill C-234 and pass the bill so we can bring home lower prices for groceries for all Canadians?
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- Nov/30/23 3:03:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would start by reminding the members opposite that the Senate is independent and that the only senators who sit in a caucus sit in that Conservative caucus.
I would add that farmers understand the importance of fighting climate change and reducing emissions. I thank that farmer for running her last election campaign on pricing carbon.
That is why our pollution pricing policy reflects the realities of Canada's agriculture industry. We have spent almost $500 million on R and D and adoption for clean technologies for grain drying. We have spent $12 million to reduce methane emissions from cattle. We have spent $670 million to support the adoption of greenhouse gas reduction practices on farms. We will keep supporting farmers because they are key to fighting climate change.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the costly Bloc-Liberal coalition proved once again that it is not worth the cost. Its members defeated our motion to force the Senate to pass our common-sense bill, Bill C-234. After eight years, Canadians have never been in such dire straits, yet these two parties want to increase the carbon tax even more drastically.
Canadian farmers need our support. Will the Prime Minister tell the senators that he himself appointed to stop obstructing Bill C-234 in order to reduce grocery costs for all Canadians?
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- Nov/30/23 3:05:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to be sure that my hon. colleague remembers that there are no Liberal senators. There are only Conservative senators.
It was Conservative senators who intimidated independent senators by preventing them from exercising their democratic rights. This is all part of the Conservative master plan to disrespect democracy and Parliament.
The Senate is independent and will act accordingly.
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- Nov/30/23 3:06:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister acknowledged missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people as an ongoing genocide. Parliament unanimously recognized it as a nationwide emergency. However, how many times does the government's fall economic statement mention MMIWG2S? Zero.
The government has a million excuses, but it refuses to take the urgent action that is needed to stop the violence.
Could the minister explain why his government's fall economic statement fails to mention this ongoing genocide?
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- Nov/30/23 3:06:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, addressing the ongoing violence against indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ people is a whole-of-government approach that requires living up to our moral obligations as a country and to the calls for justice. That is why budget 2023 invests $125 million to implement the national action plan on MMIWG.
We will continue to work with my friend opposite, as well as all Canadians, to ensure that we address the issues of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
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- Nov/30/23 3:07:46 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, there are first nations who cannot return to their home communities due to the lack of homes. They are being pushed out of their culture, family and traditions, due to the neglect from the Liberals. At the pace that the government is moving, it would take anywhere between 58 to 141 years to close the infrastructure gap, despite promising that it would close it by 2030.
Could the government tell us when enough homes will be built for first nations to be able to live in their home communities?
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- Nov/30/23 3:08:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I share the member opposite's sense of urgency for closing the infrastructure gap in first nations.
In 2015, we inherited a situation where no investments had been made in housing. Since 2016, 30,000 homes or renovations had been completed across the nation, with the leadership of first nations, investing in new models, ensuring that people have the tools, the support and the equity to be able to continue to close that gap.
We will be there as a truthful partner with first nations.
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- Nov/30/23 3:09:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every day approximately 12 people die by suicide in Canada. Each life lost by suicide can have far-reaching effects, whether that is families grappling with the loss of a loved one or the effects that are felt in communities. It is essential for Canadians to have timely access to suicide prevention. They need to know that they are not alone, that there is someone there to help.
Can the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions update us on the launch of the 988 suicide prevention and emotional distress crisis line?
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- Nov/30/23 3:09:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for St. John's East for being a strong advocate on mental health and many other issues.
Our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones to suicide. We also reach out to those who struggle with suicidal thoughts. Each life lost shatters an entire family, the community and so much more.
As of today, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and anywhere in Canada can now call or text 988 to have access to 24-7 bilingual trauma-informed and culturally appropriate suicide prevention support. For anyone thinking about suicide or worried about someone else thinking about suicide, call or text 988. People are not alone. There is help available.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that after eight years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. People see it on their grocery bills and farmers who grow the food see it while paying for their fuel. A young producer showed me his propane bill for grain drying from the start of harvest. In the span of just 12 days, it cost him $950 in carbon tax alone, and the harvest was just getting going. He is still waiting to see the final bill from drying his crops.
Will the Prime Minister tell his appointed senators to stop delaying Bill C-234 and axe the tax for the farmers who grow our food?
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- Nov/30/23 3:11:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know the member is a very influential member of his caucus, and people watching would know that. If he wants to give a gift to Canadians before Christmas, why does he not convince his caucus colleagues to vote for the affordability bill? Canadians know that bill would reform competition, one of the most fundamental reforms in Canadian history. It would give more power to the Competition Bureau and we will make sure it can do the study.
Canadians know that the best way to stabilize prices in the country for the mid to long term is to have more competition. We are going to do the right thing for Canadians once and for all.
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