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The Environment

Question period on the environment focused on the government’s approach to oil and pipelines. The Bloc Québécois said the Liberals were abandoning the environment to sell more oil, arguing a new pipeline would not lower today’s gas prices, and suggested Liberal MPs concerned about climate should leave the party. The Liberals pointed to their new electricity strategy, which provides tax credits to help provinces connect and improve power grids, and said the government remains committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 and protecting 30% of Canada’s land and water by 2030.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois
“The government says we need more oil because gas prices are high right now. But a new pipeline ten years from now will not lower gas prices today. The Liberals are giving up on the environment just to sell more oil.”
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Mr. Speaker, CTV News reported that the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie is considering leaving the Liberals this week, and the Minister of Industry is giving him a reason to do so. She is defending the Liberal’s shift to oil by saying that we are in a global energy crisis that is affecting gas prices. First, a new pipeline ten years from now will have no impact on the price of gas today. Second, does she realize that she is confirming what the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie has been clearly saying, that the Liberals are abandoning the environment to sell more oil?

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Julie Dabrusin

Liberal
“Last week, we launched our new electricity plan. It gives tax credits to help provinces connect and improve their power grids. This will help cut emissions and grow our country.”

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Mr. Speaker, if we are going to talk about what I stand for and what I am working on, I will say that last week we launched our electricity strategy. This is something that Hydro‑Québec asked for when it told us that it wanted an investment tax credit. That was a major request, and not only will it help strengthen the domestic electricity grid, but it will also help expand interprovincial interties. That is also what we have done with the Province of Alberta, with the interties that it will have with neighbouring provinces. We will continue to do a great job of cutting emissions and growing our country.

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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois
“The Prime Minister does not care about the environment. One Liberal MP is leaving because of the government's pipeline deal. The other 15 Liberal MPs who care about the climate should leave too.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature is clearly no stranger to greenwashing. The Prime Minister’s climate betrayal will cost him the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie. However, there are still about 15 Liberals who believe the Prime Minister is concerned about the environment. They wrote him a short letter saying they are concerned about the pipeline deal. The reality is actually what the Prime Minister said to the media. He made it clear that there are 160 other MPs in the caucus. With a response like that, there will soon be one fewer MP. What are the other 15 waiting for to follow him out the door?

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Nathalie Provost

Liberal

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“Our government will reach net-zero emissions by 2050. We will also protect 30% of Canada's land and water by 2030. We will work together with Canadians to do this.”

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    “I am extremely proud to be part of this team.”

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Mr. Speaker, I am extremely proud to be part of this team. Despite the comments made by my opposition colleague, I know that we will achieve net zero by 2050. I know that we will protect 30% of Canada’s land and water by 2030. I know that we will work with Canadians to find a strategy that will enable us to achieve our goals—not a strategy that divides us, but one that unites us. We will get there, and that is how we will build Canada.

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