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House Hansard - 331

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 331 - Jun/13/24
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Jun/13/24 4:17:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a journalist from The Canadian Press published an article on March 26 about an open letter on the carbon tax signed by 165 Canadian economics professors. The letter states the following: As economists from across Canada, we are concerned about the significant threats from climate change. We encourage governments to use economically sensible policies to reduce emissions at a low cost, address Canadians’ affordability concerns, maintain business competitiveness, and support Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Canada’s carbon-pricing policies do all those things. In the article, the journalist says the following: According to the director of the department of economics at Université Laval, Stephen Gordon, economists are “almost unanimous” that carbon pricing is the best way to fight climate change. He then adds, citing the content of the letter, and look at how wonderful it is: “Not only does carbon pricing reduce emissions, but it does so at a lower cost than other approaches”, according to the economists, who say “that is...common sense”. I would like to know what my colleague thinks about that.
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Context: House Hansard - 331 - Jun/13/24
Mr. Branden Leslie
  • Jun/13/24 8:58:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, I do commend the member on his oratorical skills. It seems as though many members on that side live in a world where everything is okay, but that is not the world in which my constituents are living. I feel that it is probably not the world his constituents are living in. My question to the member is this: Does he really believe that everything is okay economically, and that in fact the propositions being put forward by this government are working?
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