 Bonjour tout le monde! It is always so great to be back in Vancouver. I spent a lot of time here in BC from summers with my grandparents to paddling along the coast to years as a schoolteacher here, so being here always feels like coming home. Let me first start by acknowledging that we're on the traditional Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Slewa Tooth peoples. I also want to thank Chief Sparrow, Councillor Williams and Chief Thomas for the welcome. And thank you Stephen for that introduction and for everything you do to make big things happen on climate. Stephen, your leadership and your vision brought us here today. Merci mon ami. I want to start today with words about Ukraine. People ask me how this will end. I can tell you that's not what Ukrainians are asking. They're talking about how this must end. A full withdrawal of Russian troops and peace, democracy, freedom and sovereignty restored. The people of Ukraine and their President Volodymyr Zelensky are showing incredible resolve. They're fighting not just for their country, but for all of us as they defend democracy against dictatorship. And that's why it's so important that Canada and our allies around the world remain steadfast in our support of Ukraine with military, economic and humanitarian aid by providing safe haven for people fleeing war as Canadians always do. We must remain resolved to punish this criminal invasion with catastrophic sanctions on Putin and his inner circle to make them pay for as long as it takes. If Putin thinks we don't have the staying power to see this through, he's dead wrong. Yes, there will be challenges and yes, there will be pain. Yes, many people in democracies like ours will face higher energy and food prices, but others in the world may face outright shortages and famine while Ukrainians themselves fight for their lives and pay with their lives. Let us remember that. Just yesterday I spoke once again with President Zelensky. Last week I was with our allies at the NATO summit. I've taken time at Ukrainian businesses and community gatherings from Toronto to Montreal and later today here in Vancouver. What I'm hearing everywhere is that Canadians want to do their part. For the coming months, Canada can help put food on the table and keep the lights on. And for the coming years, we can get into high gear to be ready for the future that is upon us. The leaders I spoke with in Europe over the past few weeks are clear. They don't just want to end their dependence on Russian oil and gas. They want to accelerate the energy transformation to clean and green power. And Canadians have a big role in that work. So that's the context of where our world is today. That's the context, as I speak to you, about fighting climate change, about protecting our planet, and just as importantly, about securing success for Canadians in the greener future. We don't have to choose between a strong economy and a safe environment. That's what I said six years ago when I was here at this forum. At the time, a lot of people, especially in this room, agreed. But honestly, the fight against climate change was still too often considered as a social responsibility only. We didn't see it as a central element of economic and business plans. Today, things have changed. And if they have changed, it's a big part because we realized that climate action and the economy are really going together. In the last six years, Canada has proven to the world that you can take meaningful climate action while building a strong growing economy. And as always, BC is ahead of the curve. We put a, yeah, you can applaud for BC on that one. We put a price on pollution right across the country and then fought for it all the way to the Supreme Court. The result, not as some conservative politicians foretold, the end of the Canadian economy as we know it, in fact, quite the opposite. The price on pollution continues to mean more money in the pockets of Canadians and less pollution in our air. And for businesses, it means it's easier to invest in their own low-carbon future. We pledged to support clean Canadian innovation and then looked to projects that would create good jobs and clean growth in every part of this country. And the numbers, the numbers speak for themselves. In the last month alone, we announced 2,500 new jobs coming to Windsor thanks to an LGES facility to make electric vehicle batteries. Now, even a few years ago, this kind of multi-billion dollar deal would have seemed like a moonshot. Today, it's Canada's new future for workers and a new face for global investors. We've successfully issued Canada's first ever green bonds worth $5 billion with the private sector snapping up the chance to invest in clean tech in Canada. And we've continued to build on our historic commitment to public transit with hundreds of millions more for projects that will cut pollution, create jobs, and make lives easier. And those are just announcements made in the last month. All of this is good, but we also need to take measures in favour of the independent environment of the rest. While we create jobs and put more money in people's pockets, we also protect a more important nature than ever. When we signed the Paris Agreement six years ago, only 1% of Canadian marine zones were protected. Today, almost 14% of these zones are protected. And we have preserved space for wildlife equivalent to half of the Manitoba's surface. Let's be clear. You can grow the economy while taking climate action. In fact, as all of you here at Globe have known and led on for over three decades, protecting the environment actually unlocks economic opportunity. Of course, there are still those who would take us backward. There are still politicians who insist that climate action should wait for another time, another place, but what other time? If we don't do this now, it'll be too late. And what other place? There is no plan B because there's no planet B. The question is not whether we keep going on climate action. The question is how much more we can do and how quickly. Because if the last six years have shown that climate action is the path forward, they've also shown that we must now set our ambition even higher. It cannot be business as usual when devastating floods wash out highways and farms. It cannot be business as usual when communities are destroyed by wildfires. Lives and lively hoods are on the line. Because there be no doubt there is a cost if we do not meet this moment. Regular Canadians will pay the price. Our children will pay the price. And not just the price of crisis, but the price of lost potential too. This year, global economic activity on clean tech is expected to be in the trillions, not millions, not billions, trillions. The Canadians' competitors are moving forward. In fact, as our European allies said, the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Putin is only accelerating their search for renewable energy. The world takes its own turn. Canada cannot allow it to pass by. We have to seize this opportunity for a pure air, for a strong economy. And that's what we're going to talk about today. This morning, our government unveiled the plan to reduce Canada's emissions. Our plan is the most powerful and detailed one today. It's an ambitious and irresponsible plan. This historic plan will allow us to reduce our emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2005 and to achieve our carbon neutrality by 2050. We will succeed in proceeding sector by sector by reducing emissions and multiplying the prospects in the whole country and the economy. This morning, our government is releasing Canada's emissions reduction plan. This is our boldest and most specific step yet. It's ambitious and it's achievable. It's ambitious because it will get us to 40% lower emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 and keep us on track to net zero by 2050. It's achievable because it goes sector by sector, cutting emissions and creating opportunity across the country and the economy. So let's start with what sectors put the most emissions in our air, oil and gas, and transportation. This plan will set a clear, projected contribution on emissions reductions from the oil and gas sector down by a little over 30% from 2005 levels and a little over 40% relative to current levels. We're laying down a clear, reasonable contribution for the sector to make so we can drive work forward on our commitment to cap and cut emissions. If there's any oil and gas sector in the world that can do it, it's Canada. And if there's any workforce in the world that can drive this shift, it's Canadians. In terms of clean innovation, we've already gone through that. We just have to think about aluminum and steel. At a certain time, the world thought it was impossible to produce aluminum without producing the same amount of pollution. But over the years, Canada has already produced the cleanest aluminum. Then, the Elysis project saw the day in Quebec. This project gave birth to the very first ever produced in the world for the production of 100 carbons of aluminum while creating jobs. At a certain time, the world thought it was a mess, but it was a giant path. But now, in Ontario, de Fasco and Algoma abandon their manufacturing processes of steel based on coal for electric ovens at ARC. These ovens are powered by renewable energy such as hydroelectricity. In addition to being green, this change will increase the competitiveness of Canadian steel on the global market while ensuring a promising future for workers and their families. I have confidence in Canadian industry, in Canadian workers, and in the Canada we can build together. That goes for oil and gas as much as for any other sector. Canadian workers and engineers are the best in the world. And when it comes to a day on the job, a hydrogen production facility using carbon capture won't look very different than work at a refinery. The commitment is there. Industries are already pushing forward on their own. And yes, the money is there too. With record profits, this is the moment for the oil and gas sector to invest in the sustainable future that will be good for business, good for communities, and good for our future. Big oil lobbyists have had their time on the field. Now it's over to the workers and engineers who will build solutions for their sector, for their communities, and for their kids. Obviously, if we aspire to have a clean industrial future, we must also have the aim of driving clean vehicles. The demand is there, everywhere in the world. By the way, every week, they sell as much electric vehicles as the total they sell throughout the year 2012. Our government has already invested in the manufacture sector in Canada. I think, in particular, at the Ford factory in Oakville, which creates jobs as well as the new installation of battery manufacturing in Beaconcourt. Our government also invests in people's daily lives. We install exchange boards and we have set up an incentive program to make electric vehicles more affordable for the middle class. And now, we are setting up an objective that is more mandatory and even more ambitious for electric vehicles. This emissions reduction plan lays out a new mandatory sales target for electric vehicles. At least 20% of all new personal vehicles sold in Canada will be zero emissions by 2026, because if you want to make the switch and you go to the dealership, you shouldn't have to be on a wait list. By 2030, at least 60% of all new personal cars sold will be ZEBS. And by 2035, every single new personal car sold in Canada will be zero emissions. Now, so far, I've talked about cutting emissions because that's what we need to do to fight climate change. And cutting pollution matters. But so does creating opportunity. Everyone deserves a great career where they feel proud of their work and where they can provide for their family. Here in BC, you show the way forward with job creating projects like the plant down the road in Richmond. They use carbon capture to keep emissions out of the air and store them in cement permanently. This plan will build on a momentum like that to create good middle class jobs right across the country. And in places where the changing global market means changes to the local economy, we'll have people's backs. We're committed to creating a new futures fund for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador to ensure no one is left behind. When Amazon invested $700 million in a solar farm in Alberta, they chose Alberta specifically because of access to renewable energy. When the industry association representing offshore oil and gas in Newfoundland and Labrador announced this month a shift to include renewables, they did it because they know there's room to grow. Industry believes in these communities and as a government, we do too. In fact, we've already seen how our investments deliver results. I think of the first ever geothermal power facility we're supporting in Saskatchewan, a project that will create jobs while powering homes with clean energy. For so many more communities, this is the bright future we can and we will build by working together. This is just a fraction of what's in the plan. I could talk about our commitment to protect old growth forests or to expand our investments in clean energy projects with indigenous communities. But here's the bottom line. This plan isn't just a plan to protect against climate change. It's a plan to build a better future. And it means real results for real people right now. Clean air for our kids and healthy lakes and forests for generations to come. Affordable electric vehicles in driveways and lower monthly heating bills for families. Good jobs for workers and a strong economy for everyone. Clean air, reduced monthly bills, good jobs for middle class, a strong economy for generations to come. This is our objective. This is the future our plan will help us build. I started my speech today by talking about the war in Ukraine. I know some people will say a war is no time for climate action, for looking to clean solutions to build a competitive economy. Well, the same people said the pandemic was no time for climate action. We didn't let them stop us then either. Responsible leadership demanded that we tackle the crisis at hand and build for the future. So to those people, I say this. This is no time for excuses. It is the time for even bolder climate action because it is always the right time to face a crisis head-on. It is always the right time to have workers backs, and it is always the right time to build a good future for all Canadians. We didn't choose between economic growth and environmental health. We didn't choose between ambitious and achievable objectives. If we work together, we will continue to build a promising future for everyone. When you walk out of this room, you walk out to be inspired by the gorgeous mountains of the North Shore. And right across the country, Canada's geography inspires and humbles us all. It humbles us because we can't help but feel how much bigger it is than any one of us, but it inspires us because it reminds us that we are the stewards that will ensure it remains for future generations. That is our shared responsibility. That is the challenge before us. That is the challenge I know we will rise to meet. Merci beaucoup, mes amis.