My constituency is my top priority.
I never heckle. I never swear.
Anyone can have a bad night and anyone can have a bad attempt at comedy.
It doesn't make sense to have a bitumen export economy.
For as long as we're using fossil fuels at all, globally, Canadians should be using Canadian sources.
When we talk about product by pipeline or product by rail we need to be highly specific about what product we are shipping and under what terms and for what purpose. Solid bitumen by rail is safe as houses, but as again crude by rail poses different risk.
I'm a sort of in the moment, good on my feet kind of person.
One of the things I hate about politicians, I shouldn't say I hate things, but one of the things I hate about politics is people who repeat the same talking point over and over and over again.
I'm fair-minded, maybe. Maybe I bend over backward to give people too much benefit of the doubt. And I'll give credit where credit is due.
I believed Justin Trudeau in 2015. I thought he would be a climate leader. I was wrong.
I wanted to repeat we cannot vote confidence at any point on a confidence motion in a government that fails to have a climate target that's ground in science and consistent with what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we must do.
To improve humanity's chances of survival, it is critical that Canada assume a leadership role, first ramping up our own ambition and then pushing for more ambition overall in global negotiations.
It's not as if being leader of the Green party is something that I do because I love being leader of the Green party. I love the Green party and this is a service.
I think it's quite unlikely that I'll be the leader of the Green party going into a future election if it's on anything like a four-year timing.
The reality is that Rachel Notley's adherence to pipelines and exporting raw bitumen doesn't make sense for Alberta's economy and it doesn't make sense for Canada.
If you're serious about climate targets, you don't build and expand the oil sands and move from coal-fired electricity to inefficient fracked gas.
I wouldn't want anyone to think I was less than respectful for the people with whom I work.
My funny speech wasn't funny. That's not the first time a politician has done that.
I apologize that I made an attempt to be funny and edgy… and it didn't work.
I think the majority of politicians keep their positions for too long.
