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House Hansard - 198

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • May/16/23 3:02:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced consultations to develop a plan to meet the biodiversity commitments made at COP15. At the same time, that same minister—
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Mr. René Arseneault (Madawaska—Restigouche, Lib.)
  • May/16/23 3:10:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at COP15 last December, Canada and 195 other countries adopted a historic framework, the Kunming‑Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This framework aims to protect nature around the world and halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030. Yesterday, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change launched consultations with Canadians on the 2030 biodiversity strategy for Canada. If my Bloc Québécois friends are willing to listen, would the minister tell us more about these consultations?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/16/23 3:10:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Canada has demonstrated leadership by being one of the first countries to launch its 2030 national biodiversity strategy and kicking off its consultations. I am proud not only to launch these consultations with Canadians, but also to honour our promise to protect at least 30% of Canada's land and water by 2030. We also launched consultations about adding the monarch butterfly and the bumblebee to Canada's list of species at risk. There is still much work to be done, and we must act now.
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