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House Hansard - 121

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 31, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Oct/31/22 1:56:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, my question is actually very simple. The Canadian Environmental Protection Act has not been updated since 1999, in other words, since the last century. A lot has changed since then, including knowledge about the toxicity of certain products and the increased health risks associated with using certain products together. Could my colleague point to something in the act that needs to be amended in order to improve it?
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • Oct/31/22 3:43:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I want this bill to get to committee as quickly as possible so that the improvements I mentioned in my speech or that other colleagues suggested can be made. Here, in the House, suggestions are made. In committee, suggestions are made, and we vote for or against them. We improve the bill. That is the committee's job. I do agree that the bill must go to committee as quickly as possible, and then everyone can provide their input.
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Oct/31/22 5:30:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, today, I feel there is a degree of consensus around adopting this bill and referring it to a committee to make some amendments. We all understand the importance of modernizing this act, which is the same age as my daughter, 23 years old. It is not old, but it has not been updated in 23 years. Can my colleague give us one example of an amendment that she would make to improve the bill, not tie it up in committee?
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