Western Standard - September 24, 2024


Guilbeault： Worst Year on Record with $7,7 Billion in Climate Losses


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

164.27924

Word Count

302

Sentence Count

56


Summary

Learn English with the Honourable MP for Thornhill, Doug Ford. Doug Ford is the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada and is a long time member of the Liberal Party of Canada, which is the governing party of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 I would like to read an extract from a report that came out today from the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
00:00:04.960 And I quote,
00:00:05.840 Summer of 2024 ranks as the most destructive season in Canadian history for insured losses due to severe weather.
00:00:12.800 In only two months, July and August, this summer eclipsed the worst year on record
00:00:18.680 and has pushed 2024 year-to-date tally over $7.7 billion in severe natural catastrophes, Mr. Speaker.
00:00:28.500 What's the answer from the Leader of the Opposition?
00:00:31.020 Let the planet burn.
00:00:32.900 We won't take this on this side of the House, Mr. Speaker.
00:00:38.520 I know the member from St. Albert, Edmonton, St. Albert, would like to pose this question,
00:00:45.700 but I'll ask him to wait his turn before taking the floor.
00:00:49.000 The Honourable Member from Thornhill.
00:00:51.300 Mr. Speaker, I thought the carbon tax was supposed to fix all that.
00:00:54.780 They won't call a carbon tax election because they know exactly what Canadians will say.
00:01:01.220 2023 was the eighth consecutive year that food bank usage rose.
00:01:06.000 By some great coincidence, it was also the eighth consecutive year of this Liberal government.
00:01:11.360 So how many more people need to visit or need to be forced to a food bank
00:01:15.600 before the Environment Minister admits that taxes are up,
00:01:19.180 that costs are up, that crime is up, and that his time is up?
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