Climate Change

Question period took up climate change. Elizabeth May of the Green Party noted the Prime Minister’s earlier commitment to meet Canada’s climate targets and asked the government to present a business case or cost-benefit analysis before spending tens of billions of dollars on a pipeline. The parliamentary secretary responded that the government remains committed to fighting climate change and moving to a low-carbon economy, pointing to the Churchill Falls clean energy project, which she said could produce enough power to heat and cool homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Elizabeth May, Saanich—Gulf Islands

Green
“The Prime Minister promised to meet our climate targets, but he is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars on a pipeline instead. Before the government spends this money, I want them to show the House a business case or cost-benefit analysis for it.”
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Seniors for Climate Action members who came across Canada on the Seniors Climate Witness caravan and raised the issue of the climate crisis, just as scientists are raising it. The Prime Minister, on the floor of the House, committed on October 17, 2025, to meet the Paris targets. Ever since then, he has been galloping in a different direction. My question is simple: Before committing to spending tens of billions of dollars to build a climate-killing pipeline, will the government at least present to the House a cost-benefit analysis, a pretense, even, of a business case that this has any place in our strategy?

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