The Environment

During Question Period on the environment, NDP MP Jenny Kwan asked about the government’s approach, saying the Prime Minister was ignoring environmental groups and Indigenous leaders who call for renewable energy, and urging him to listen and protect the environment. Parliamentary Secretary Wade Grant replied that the government is working with partners, citing new methane regulations, about $90 billion in clean investment tax credits, and cooperation with Alberta, British Columbia, and six First Nations on ocean protection.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jenny Kwan, Vancouver East

NDP

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“The Prime Minister is ignoring environmental groups and Indigenous leaders who disagree with him. He needs to stop silencing people and protect the environment.”
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    This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “He is gaslighting environmental groups”.

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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister told Canadians, “we don’t want to hear what people are against; we want to hear what they’re for”. He has abandoned the environment. He is gaslighting environmental groups that have been calling for renewable energy for decades. No wonder the former environment minister resigned and Liberal MPs feel they can raise their concerns only anonymously. This is an authoritarian approach, not democracy. Will the Prime Minister stop his bullying tactics, the sidelining of indigenous leaders who dare to disagree with him, or do they need to do what Danielle Smith is doing: threaten to hold a referendum to separate from Canada?

Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Liberal
“We must work together to protect our environment. We created new methane rules and 90 billion dollars in clean energy tax credits. We also worked with Alberta, British Columbia, and six First Nations to protect ocean areas.”
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Mr. Speaker, we cannot build Canada strong and clean if we are not working together. That is why we are thinking differently, strategically, to deliver real results for Canadians. We have introduced new methane regulations and $90 billion in clean investment tax credits. We brought Alberta to the table for the first time, making sure that we move together for the future, and I was so proud to be in Klemtu this weekend, where we worked with six first nations and the Province of British Columbia to protect 6,500 square kilometres of marine conservation for future generations.

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