Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
2021-03-10 18:07 [p.4851]
Madam Speaker, I am going to try to present my opinion in French. I completely agree with my colleague from Jonquière, and I thank him.
Greta Thunberg has said:
Carbon neutrality by 2050 is surrender. We have to have a first milestone year in 2025. What are his comments?
Mario Simard (Jonquière)
2021-03-10 18:07 [p.4851]
Madam Speaker, I could not agree more.
First of all, I thank my hon. colleague, who is so kind and who always makes an effort to address us in French. It is a nice change, compared to some other members. I totally agree with her. There is an old adage in French about how one can never be too bold. I will not get into where it came from, but I am not seeing any boldness from the federal government at the moment. There is a consensus on this, and it is unfortunate.
Earlier I mentioned the two big questions: how to reconcile the economy and the environment, and how to put an end to this national self-centredness, with some refusing to act until others do. How do we fix this? For us, the answer is quite simple: We must get out of the Canadian oil economy. Until everyone is willing to take a hard look in the mirror, Alberta’s economy will not improve and we will not achieve—