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House Hansard - 197

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 15, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Hon. Patty Hajdu
  • May/15/23 12:26:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member opposite for talking about the need to have stringent requirements for corporations to not pollute the environment, which not just our generation but also the generations to follow will rely on. This is an important part of that. This legislation would recognize the right to a healthy environment and impose a duty on the government to protect that right and uphold related principles. It would require ministers to develop an implementation framework within two years and to conduct research to support the protection of the right. The legislation is expected to support strong environmental and health standards now and in the future, and there would be a ton of opportunity, through this legislation, to strengthen the rights to a healthy environment and to strengthen the foundation for the management of chemicals and other substances that have deleterious health effects for so many Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • May/15/23 1:37:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I was part of the committee that studied this. The environment committee spent hours looking at this technical legislation. The hon. member has zeroed in on one of the cruxes of the legislation, which is the right to a healthy environment. Something we discussed at length was toxicity and how to limit that on animals that could then become part of the food chain. There are also animals being tested in laboratories. We need to get away from the toxicity that harms animal health and therefore our health. Could the hon. member talk about why it is important to have a healthy environment?
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