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House Hansard - 326

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 326 - Jun/6/24
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Jun/6/24 2:31:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the UN Secretary-General asked countries to tax oil companies heavily, but this Prime Minister and his Minister of Environment and Climate Change want no part in that. Wildfires are ravaging our communities. Temperatures are getting hotter and hotter. People are suffering because of climate change. Meanwhile, big oil is making record profits. When the government suggested actually taxing oil companies, the oil lobbyists said no, and the Liberals backed off. Why are the Liberals letting oil companies get away with that when our planet is burning?
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Context: House Hansard - 326 - Jun/6/24
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Jun/6/24 2:48:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have seen 12 straight months of record-breaking temperatures, more extreme wildfires and more extreme weather events. This is a climate crisis. The Liberals have been asleep at the wheel, letting oil and gas CEOs pollute more and more each year, and the Conservatives cannot even agree on whether climate change is real. The UN Secretary-General is calling for a windfall tax on oil and gas profits to help fund climate action. New Democrats agree with this. Why are the Liberals letting big oil rip off Canadians and destroy our climate?
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