Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll start by reiterating that the Minister of Environment has appeared at committee nine times. He came most recently on May 22. He was here on March 19 of this year and on December 14, 2023. The minister comes here frequently and regularly. We appreciate his attendance.
Mr. Chair, the suggestion from the Conservatives that everything Canadians are facing right now, from an affordability crisis to a housing crisis, is all a result of pricing pollution is something that has been soundly refuted by 300 economists across Canada, as well as William Nordhaus, who won a Nobel Prize for his work on carbon pricing. There isn't one reputable Canadian economist or international economist who agrees with their version of reality.
For that reason, Mr. Chair, I would move to adjourn debate on this motion so that we can get back to our work. As the member very rightly pointed out, we have work to do. We have experts here. We have these officials here. They have come to this committee to answer our questions. I'd like to get to those questions.
I move to adjourn debate.