Justin Trudeau says climate deniers are 'putting future white Christmases at risk' as he spars with Conservative leader in Canadian parliament (only 7.15 years left)

Daily Mail ^ | 11/30/23 | Keith Griffith

[Libloather]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traded barbs with the leader of the Conservative Party on Wednesday, branding the opposition climate change deniers who are 'putting future white Christmases at risk.'

The spirited exchange prompted laughter from both sides of the House of Commons during question period on Wednesday, where the two politicians laid out their opposing views on climate policy.

Pierre Poilievre, the Tory leader who hopes to replace Trudeau in the next elections, fired a holiday salvo at the Liberal PM, saying that all he had to offer Canadians for Christmas was a 'carbon tax lump of coal.'

'I'm pleased to point out that we're the Government that's phasing out coal!' fired back Trudeau, adding: 'The climate denialism of the Conservative Party of Canada is putting future white Christmases at risk. And that's why on this side of the House, we stand for Christmas.'

Undaunted, a smiling Poilievre responded, saying: 'Mr. Speaker, that has to be the angriest and most caustic Christmas message I've ever seen!'

Question time is a regular feature of parliamentary systems, during which members have the chance to quiz government ministers, including the prime minister, who are obliged to respond.

On the social media platform X, Poilievre shared a clip from the exchange, calling Trudeau a 'Scrooge' for his signature carbon tax policy, which had driven costs higher for families during a period of painful inflation.

The carbon tax, a standard price per metric ton of CO2-equivalent emissions generated, is intended to discourage use of fossil fuels and accelerate a switch to clean energy.

The tax is currently set at $65 CAD per metric ton, but is set to increase over time to encourage the switch to alternative to fossil fuels.

However, the ongoing cost of living crisis has contributed to an 11-point drop...

[faucetman]

Here in Ithaca (the city of EVIL) (actually I live in Enfield, a satellite town) a white Christmas is about a 50/50 happening.

Has been so for more than 40 years. Still looking for “global warming/climate change”, haven’t seen it.

IMPORTANT to remember....”global warming/climate change” = weather.

[toddausauras]

The climate scam never dies. If “climate” is a big problem then the media and corporations and politicians should shut the F up and solve it.

[Gay State Conservative]

They just got 2+ feet of snow in Western NY the other day.

[Gay State Conservative]

Only a few thousand years ago that little spot of land current called “Central Park” (in Manhattan) was covered by a glacier that was a bit less than a mile thick. That glacier disappeared *long* before the advent of the internal combustion engine.

[libertylover]

'putting future white Christmases at risk.'

A Christmas without snow in Canada? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.