


Debates of May 26th, 2026
House of Commons Hansard #122 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP
Mr. Speaker, the fossil fuel lobby had at least 17 direct meetings with the Prime Minister and environmental groups had zero. The Prime Minister axed the carbon tax, abandoned the emissions cap, killed the EV mandate, signed a deal to build a new pipeline, stepped up on greenwashing, took a sledgehammer to regulatory reviews, created a $25-billion wealth fund that will no doubt benefit the oil and gas industry and refused to impose an excess profit tax when companies are poised to make over $90 billion in profit this year alone.
Can the Prime Minister tell Canadians what else the oil and gas industry wants?
Julie Dabrusin Minister of the Environment
Liberal
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that the member opposite, who is from British Columbia, stood up because it gives me an opportunity to talk about the fact that I just came back from the coastal waters of British Columbia, where we established a national marine conservation area reserve with six first nations in the province of British Columbia. It is going to protect an area larger than the size of Prince Edward Island.
This is a chance for us to do good work in partnership, and that is what we are doing. We are protecting the environment, protecting nature and building strong connections with our communities.


