Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I certainly can ensure that all of the net revenue from the carbon tax goes -- is spent on some sort of measure that will assist us in our climate change adaptation and GHG reduction efforts, and those efforts are reported in the public accounts every year. What I suspect maybe actually the Member's after here is some sort of separated fund. The concern of having a separated fund is you then just earmark a handful of dollars when, in fact, Mr. Speaker, we spend far more than just the -- at this point projected $11 million or so net revenue. 10 percent of that revenue now is being shared with community governments. And in the last year we had over $16 million in the Department of Infrastructure alone on capital asset retrofits, Arctic Energy Alliance support, and engineering studies and grants being outgoing to monitor things like permafrost and permafrost change for instance. So I am very confident we are spending that net amount. It's how we're reporting it that clearly what we're doing in the public accounts, folks aren't finding it, and I am quite determined that we will find a better way to put that forward for residents. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 19-20(1): Carbon Tax Revenues Spent on Climate Change Adaptation
In the Legislative Assembly on February 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 19-20(1): Carbon Tax Revenues Spent on Climate Change Adaptation
Oral Questions
February 7th, 2024
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