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House Hansard - 194

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
The Speaker
  • May/10/23 3:42:38 p.m.
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I would remind the member and all members that we ask for a concise summary of the petition. The hon. member for Brampton North.
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Ms. Ruby Sahota (Brampton North, Lib.)
  • May/10/23 3:42:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of the staff and students of Notre Dame Secondary School, a Catholic school in my riding of Brampton North. Although the oil and gas sector is only 5% of the economy, it is responsible for 26% of Canada's emissions. The petitioners call for a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector to address the climate crisis. They give a five-point plan on how to do so, by restricting pollution, reducing emissions, addressing extraction methods and the burning of fossil fuels, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. They lay out a groundwork for a just transition to a net-zero economy by 2050.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/10/23 3:43:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise to present a petition expressing concerns of many constituents about the lack of adequate public transportation across Canada. As the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has pointed out, in the transition to zero emissions, public transit helps Canadians meet the Paris targets. It also notes that the lack of public transit is particularly acute between communities. The petitioners, citizens and residents of Canada, call for the House of Commons to establish a permanent federal funding mechanism for public transit; work together with all levels of government to provide sustainable, predictable and adequate funding; and have accountability mechanisms to ensure that different orders of government work together, collaboratively and effectively.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, Lib.)
  • May/10/23 3:44:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is yet another petition, similar to petitions I have submitted before, looking at encouraging airlines and governments, all people, including the Winnipeg international airport, to have a direct flight from the city of Winnipeg to a place such as Amritsar, India, at the very least. With the growth of our Indo-Canadian community, I believe, as many believe, that the need to have additional international flights going from Canada to Europe is of the utmost importance. Hopefully, we will get a response coming not only from parliamentarians but also from other vested groups such as our airlines.
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