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House Hansard - 184

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Apr/25/23 3:02:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, by all means, let us talk about emissions and Canada's record. In no fewer than five reports released on Thursday, Canada's environment commissioner accuses the government of choosing words over action. Commissioner DeMarco says he is disappointed and frustrated at hearing nothing but empty promises from Ottawa on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting biodiversity. Is the environment commissioner wrong in each of his five reports, or is the federal government putting us directly on the path to disaster with policies such as oil exploration in the Arctic?
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/25/23 3:02:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that we have a lot of respect for the work of the environment commissioner. Unfortunately, when preparing his five reports, he did not have access to the latest greenhouse gas inventory report, which came out last week after the commissioner's reports. He will no doubt include them next year. I would also like to remind my colleague that in the recent budget that my colleague, the Minister of Finance, tabled in the House a few weeks ago, we made record investments in clean technologies, in renewable energy, which puts us at the top of the list of G20 countries in terms of investment in this sector.
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • Apr/25/23 3:13:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we live in the most beautiful country in the world. However, the threats to our environment have never been greater. Climate change is threatening nature, our communities and our economy. The 2023 budget announced new measures to protect our environment, fight climate change and make Canada more resilient to the threats posed by extreme weather. Could the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change tell the House about one of the key measures to help protect water and biodiversity across the country?
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Larry Brock
  • Apr/25/23 5:17:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, we will continue to push the government for solutions on many issues, including the environment. We have never shied away from that. I would encourage the member from the NDP to stand by her values and her principles the next time she is blindly supporting the government on these issues.
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Apr/25/23 9:18:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, this budget is interesting in some respects. On the environment, however, I think my colleague and I agree. There are serious shortcomings. Let us talk about one of the investments being made, specifically in carbon capture facilities, which are currently not at all efficient. They send more GHGs into the atmosphere than they are able to capture. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on the effectiveness of these facilities and what other means could be used, such as tree planting and plant filtration, to address these challenges.
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