Bruce Fanjoy

Thank you very much, Chair. Congratulations. My first question is for Dr. Weis. The opponents of industrial carbon pricing think that it can be eliminated without any consequences to the broader economy or the broader ecology. It seems to me that we're going to pay a carbon price whether it's an orderly system that helps industry adjust to the economy of the future or the carbon price will be [more]

That buys us five minutes.

Yes, and I'm glad you brought that point up. Mr. Terrazzano spoke earlier about Canadians facing affordability issues. That's been highlighted recently with the increase in the price of oil and gas as a result of yet another conflict halfway around the world, but those price increases haven't affected renewable energy. I think that this change is maybe where Canadians will start to see how, in [more]

No one's been laughing. We're conducting questions and answers, so we don't require any fiction.

Thank you. Mr. Terrazzano, I've heard you mention industrial carbon pricing being “the worst of all worlds” on a number of occasions today. I wonder how you would compare the world experience of farmers in the Prairies who are dealing with drought. Lower Mainland B.C. is dealing with atmospheric rivers and, across Canada, wildfires are taking out entire towns.

We won't be back. If I may, I think we should be considerate of our witnesses' time as well.

We've recently seen a spike in energy costs, particularly in relation to oil and gas, that has been driven by the conflict in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. This is impacting Canadians. Even though we're half a world away from this conflict, it's impacting Canadians in terms of the price at the pump. However, what has not increased is the cost of renewable energy. Just last week, [more]

Thank you. We seem to be on another fishing expedition, Mr. Leslie. You'll be pleased about that. I'm wondering what is gained by producing all the expenses in great detail of the net-zero advisory board. These are subject to the usual checks and balances, including auditing. It seems like an unnecessary waste of time for this committee. If there's a desire to have the witnesses attend and [more]

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree. We have these motions that keep being dropped. It seems that their intent is ultimately to prevent us from getting to work that we've already committed to working on. As has been noted before, we have a limited number of committee days in which to address the work we've committed to. We have an ERP study that we have to continue to work through and finalize. I [more]

I'm sorry about that. I thought I would be taken off mute automatically. I apologize. Minister, thank you for joining us again at the environment committee. Canadians are concerned about affordability and climate action. While Conservatives think that these two concepts are opposed to each another, I believe they are very much connected. I'd like you to comment on how we can move towards a more [more]