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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/3/22 4:59:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. friend for Abbotsford. I wonder if he was disappointed, as I was, in reading the budget to see nothing additional for adaptation, particularly after what happened in his riding in Abbotsford. There is nothing additional on flooding. I wonder if the member has any thoughts on that. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Hon. Ed Fast
  • May/3/22 5:00:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, that is one of the best questions I have ever heard from the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands. It was a great question. Abbotsford, and in fact southern British Columbia, suffered the most significant rain and flood event, certainly in my lifetime, this past November. It drove home the reality that our weather resiliency and climate change resiliency are not anywhere close to being up to snuff. Our dikes failed, we had massive flooding across the Sumas Prairie, and many other communities in southern British Columbia, such as Princeton, Keremeos and Merritt, were impacted by infrastructure that was not up to snuff. We need to invest more in adaptability to make sure that our country is climate resilient. She may be surprised to hear—
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