This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 20 wordsI would like to highlight to the member for Calgary Centre that I will be reading my original speech today.Procedure Greeting · 11 wordsI would also like to wish the Speaker a happy Friday.Greeting Aside · 27 wordsI can see that everybody appears to be in a great and jovial mood today. I suspect they are all feeling very cheerful having read yesterday’s budget.1Aside Claims · 12 wordsYesterday, our government released our budget, masters in our own House or, Aside · 8 wordsas we say in French, Maîtres chez nous.Aside Procedure · 15 wordsI would like to take the next 10 minutes to talk about an important budget.Procedure Claims · 39 wordsAs members know, the expression maîtres chez nous is a slogan that was used during the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.2 It was an expression that was used during the campaign to nationalize electricity in the 1960s, before my time.3 Reasoning · 26 wordsIt represents our natural resources, or protecting our lakes and rivers, but it also represents protecting our culture, our identity and our pride in being Canadian. Claims · 5 wordsBudget 2026 is about action, Procedure · 12 wordsso let me outline why this budget advances many of these priorities.Procedure Claims · 29 wordsYes, the front cover of the budget includes transmission lines from Churchill Falls in Newfoundland and Labrador, and that is because electricity is at the heart of this budget. Procedure · 14 wordsLet me go through some of those measures that would advance Canada’s electricity strategy.Procedure Claims · 9 wordsBudget 2026 invests $50 billion in Canada’s electricity strategy, 4Reasoning · 13 wordsbut $50 billion is more than money, though. It is about real results. Claims · 26 wordsNew Economy Canada mentioned last night that “Budget 2026 puts electrification at the heart of Canada’s economy, ensuring energy security and affordability for businesses and households.”5 Positioning · 6 wordsWhat would $50 billion get us?Positioning Claims · 15 wordsIt would get us four things. First, our government’s electricity strategy is about building infrastructure, Reasoning · 6 wordsbecause we must build really fast. Anecdote · 19 wordsLast year, I had the honour of reading Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s book, Abundance, 6which I highly recommend.Anecdote Claims · 102 wordsThis book is important because it calls for a shift toward supply-side progressivism, where the state must actively build and reform zoning and permitting laws, but invest in large-scale physical infrastructure to electrify the economy. This $50-billion investment would do that. It would electrify the economy. When I worked in climate philanthropy, we worked with technical modelling and with partners like the Canadian Climate Institute, l’Institut de l’énergie Trottier, the David Suzuki Foundation, The Pembina Institute or The Transition Accelerator, and all modelling demonstrated that for Canada to get to net zero, we would need to at least double our electricity grid. Positioning · 8 wordsYesterday’s budget puts money where our mouth is.Positioning Claims · 10 wordsThis investment in Canada’s electricity strategy is about connecting grids. Reasoning · 21 wordsIn a turbulent world, we need to better integrate our provinces and territories, and this includes our complex regional electricity grids. Claims · 38 wordsThere are 31 transmission lines that cross Canada to the U.S. border, north to south.7 However, to protect our sovereignty and strengthen our federation, we are now investing in integrating our grid from east to west to north. Reasoning · 16 wordsWe are doing this to unify our country and to grow our economy while reducing emissions. Claims · 109 wordsMy third point is that our $50-billion electricity strategy is about making technological components to power our grid and build our capacity and value chains. This is a unique opportunity to advance clean-tech value chains where Canada holds a strong competitive advantage. This is an opportunity for us to advance batteries and electrochemical storage, advance electricity grid equipment and infrastructure, utilize our Canadian-made critical minerals and advance our nuclear energy with CANDU technology, but also with small modular reactors. It is also an opportunity to advance hydro, solar and wind renewable energy. My fourth point is that our investment in electricity is about jobs and it is about labour. Reasoning · 22 wordsWe need the skills and labour to help build out the grid and ensure support for great Canadian jobs across our country. Procedure · 18 wordsI would also like to highlight some other measures from budget 2026 that would advance Canada’s electricity strategy.Procedure Claims · 65 wordsOne, clean electricity investment tax credits phase-out to 15% would now occur in 2040 instead of 2034.8 This is positive news for the clean-tech sector. Two, this budget encourages more investment in electricity transmission and does so by extending the clean electricity ITCs for provincial electricity transmission lines in each province, with $2.4 billion allocated in 2027 to 2031 and $36 billion allocated by 2042.9 Positioning · 6 wordsThis is about building Canada strong.Positioning Claims · 93 wordsThird, it promises that $4 billion over 10 years would be provided to support electricity infrastructure expansion, renewable energy and new funding for the smart renewables and electrification pathways program.10 Fourth, the budget would support robust cost-benefit analysis to better understand interties and inform cross-border cost allocation discussions. Building out transmission lines and interties is not always a technical problem. It is often one of governance, of navigating complex provincial jurisdictions and challenges with social acceptability. According to Electricity Canada’s statement last night on budget 2026, modernizing our grid is a “nation-building endeavour.”11 Positioning · 6 wordsThis is about building real projects.Positioning Claims · 38 wordsFor example, our budget would now allow the building of a 15-megawatt hydro facility in the Yukon, 12as well as an eight-megawatt hydro facility in Atlin.13 This is in addition to the massive 14,000 megawatts at Churchill Falls.14 Promise · 12 wordsWe will be building more clean renewable projects for decades to come.Vague promise Procedure · 22 wordsI spoke about grids and electricity, but let us talk about buildings and how budget 2026 benefits the decarbonization of our buildings.Procedure Claims · 63 wordsAs Clean Energy Canada announced last night, “Budget 2026 offers a new framework for climate progress: 15build, switch, transform, and innovate.” Last month, our government announced a transformative $2-billion investment in a national heat pump rebate program, 16which will benefit one million Canadian homes and reduce 25 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, 17while significantly reducing energy costs and creating jobs throughout the country. Reasoning · 34 wordsWhether Canadians are wearing a better parka to keep ourselves warm in the winter or installing a heat pump to reduce our energy bills, Canadians understand that staying warm should not mean wasting energy. Claims · 89 wordsCanadians also keep more money in their pocket. I am thrilled that budget 2026 renews the green industrial facilities and manufacturing program, 18which, to my knowledge, is now called SHIFT, the strategic high-efficiency industrial facilities transition program. This $400-million investment will help optimize energy efficiency for Canadian industrial and manufacturing facilities in a way that will help us remain competitive while also lowering carbon emissions.19 As a strong advocate of energy efficiency measures, I am also deeply excited for the renewal of DRE, or the deep retrofit accelerator initiative.20 Procedure · 6 wordsLet us discuss transportation as well.Procedure Claims · 33 wordsWe know that nearly one-fifth of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the vehicles on our roads.21 Do members know that nearly 25% of global car sales this year will be electric vehicles?22 Procedure · 3 wordsThat is right.Procedure Aside · 4 wordsEveryone looks really impressed.Aside Claims · 20 wordsGlobally, one in four vehicles sold will be electric, and by 2030, 40% of new car sales will be EVs.23 Positioning · 8 wordsThe opposition is very excited about this change.Positioning Claims · 3 wordsCanada is huge, Reasoning · 19 wordsand we need infrastructure to change our cars. We need larger charging networks to connect Canadians, including rural communities. Claims · 59 wordsThis is why I am electrified that budget 2026 supports the installation of 55,000 new EV chargers.24 That is about $600 million invested over five years to renew the zero-emission vehicle infrastructure program.25 This investment would mean 55,000 new EV chargers across Canada, with 9,000 in Quebec, 23,000 in Ontario, 17,000 in B.C. and many in Alberta and elsewhere.26 Procedure · 13 wordsAs I wrap up, I would like to highlight a few other measures.Procedure Claims · 7 wordsThe first one is on sustainable finance. Thanks · 30 wordsI would like to thank the leadership of the member for Whitby as we continue to develop a new sustainable bond framework for government issuance using made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines.Thanks Claims · 53 wordsThe second is on marine conservation. It is worth highlighting the investment of $282 million over 11 years for the creation of two new national marine conservation areas, 27as well as support for three more in the north. Canada has set ambitious targets of 30% conservation of its land and oceans by 2030, 28Reasoning · 7 wordsand this will help us get there. Claims · 38 wordsIf I may, I would also like to quickly mention that budget 2026 supports our national parks and historic sites. I would like to mention quickly the support for the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, 29which does excellent work. Anecdote · 28 wordsIn passing, my friend Ryan Keeping, who ran across Canada a few years ago, 30and his father, Scott Keeping, from Halifax are very big fans of Terry Fox.Anecdote Claims · 27 wordsThere is also the Canada groceries and essentials benefit program, 31which benefits all of us across our ridings. Third, support for the Francophonie summit is also crucial.32 Positioning · 5 wordsThat is important to us.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsIn closing, budget 2026 is one that will help all Canadians, that is good for nature and the environment and that helps mitigate climate change.Vague promise
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