Mr. Speaker, when is the Prime Minister going to begin to take this situation seriously? The fact is, he sought the responsibility to lead this country. One of those responsibilities involves taking on the issue of climate change as something serious and critical.
The latest reports emerging at the United Nations conference suggest that there could be millions of deaths as a result of climate change. They suggest that the economic damage is going to be enormous. They suggest that the impact will be on the most vulnerable and on the next generations.
I have pleaded directly with the Prime Minister to start to take this seriously. We see no plan. Can he tell us if is he waiting for the next smog season? Is he waiting for Canada to be ridiculed on the global stage?