“The Liberals keep backing away from fighting climate change. Even one of their own MPs said the United States under Donald Trump will have a better climate record this year than Canada. How can the government defend this?”

“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals just keep backtracking on the fight against climate change, to the point where the outgoing MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie has come to the worst possible conclusion. Speaking on QUB radio, he said: “We’re going to see that, with the backtracking there’s been this year, the United States under Donald Trump is doing more to tackle climate change than Canada is.” By the end of the year, he believes that Donald Trump’s record will be better than that of the green banker. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister just shrugs his shoulders and says that is just how it is. How can the Liberals defend that?”

“The Liberals do not know how their policy changes will hurt their climate goals because they have not done the math. If the minister disagrees that Canada's record is getting worse, she should show us the numbers.”

“Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, in committee, the Liberals proved that they did not calculate how all their backtracking is affecting the achievement of their climate targets. They do not have the numbers. The so-called “green banker” did not even take the time to calculate the harm this backtracking would cause. The outgoing member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie believes that, when we look at these numbers, we will see that Canada’s record will be worse than the United States’ record under Donald Trump. If the minister does not agree with him, it is simple; all she has to do is show numbers that contradict him. When will we—”