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House Hansard - 110

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 110 - Oct/7/22
Mr. John Aldag
  • Oct/7/22 10:30:36 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for all of her work, over a lifetime, on environmental issues, including on CEPA. She has been a mentor and a friend to me, and I look forward to working with her on possible amendments for this legislation. To the point on the right to a healthy environment, as I commented in my notes, this is the first time that government legislation has included this type of right within its preamble. Can more be done? Absolutely, but I think that this is a really strong point for legislation to start. We do have other pieces of legislation to expand on it, as we have heard from our NDP colleague, but I think that now is the time to look at how we can further strengthen the right to a healthy environment within the discussions and amendments that we are bringing before the House at this time.
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