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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen
  • May/12/22 11:55:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, there are absolutely so many possibilities for this committee. There are so many challenging issues that could come before this committee. That kind of study would be an incredible opportunity to look at the environmental impacts China is having on the world, but we need to look at our own impacts and to take stock by looking within and internally. We need to look at that impact and ensure that we are not only criticizing, but also moving forward in the ways we need to to ensure we all have a world left to defend.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Francesco Sorbara
  • May/12/22 1:53:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, when it comes to issues of environmental rights and human rights, Canada will always stand and work within multilateral institutions and, obviously, have conversations directly with any government where there are externalities occurring in their economy and their industry that are spilling over into the environment and impacting negatively any of our citizens, including impacting our indigenous peoples.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Francesco Sorbara
  • May/12/22 1:54:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Canada will always stand for human rights and environmental protections across the world. We have committees here on Parliament Hill, such as the foreign affairs committee and the international trade committee, that can deal directly with these pertinent issues. There is also, I believe, a human rights subcommittee that can look into these issues. We have great members of Parliament on these committees, doing great work, day in and day out, and if they so decide, because a committee is the master of its own domain, they can pursue the studies they wish to pursue, including ensuring that human rights are protected around the world, and that where there are abuses of human rights and environmental rights, they will be called out.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:58:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. On the one hand, a province is suing us because it says we are going too far in environmental assessments. On the other hand, environmental groups say we are doing too little. What we are doing is striking a balance and finding the best possible way to advance environmental assessment and environmental protection in this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:59:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a friend recently told me that when there is a fire, we need more firefighters, not fewer. We need more environmentalists in the House, and definitely within government, to advance environmental issues. I am very pleased to be here with my colleagues because, over the past five months, we have presented a plan that will allow Canada to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets. No matter what happens with oil and gas production, pollution will go down.
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