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House Hansard - 204

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 1, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Mr. Taylor Bachrach
  • Jun/1/23 12:14:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would agree with my colleague that attempts to confuse or conflate different issues and different topics is not helpful in the context of such an important debate. When it comes to the forest industry, we need to ensure that our forest practices are truly renewable. It is an industry that my family has worked in for years and years. If done properly, and if practised sustainably, it can be a renewable resource that actually helps our climate. We are not there yet. We need to get there.
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Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/1/23 2:28:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, wildfires are raging across the country. We are seeing forest fires like we have never seen before so early in the season. Regions in the Atlantic are hard hit. The Prairies are hard hit, as well as northern communities and the west. Communities are hard hit and impacted. What is the government going to do to deal with what might be a record-breaking year for forest fires and damage to communities?
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Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Hon. Bill Blair (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)
  • Jun/1/23 2:28:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have seen a very significant number of fires in this country. In fact, 2.7 million hectares of forest have been lost to fires so far this season. We are working very closely with provincial and territorial partners, and we are making significant investments. I will also acknowledge that there is a great deal more work to do.
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