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House Hansard - 206

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Jun/5/23 2:02:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today, June 5, we are marking the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day. This year, the UN is urging us to do more to tackle the use of single-use plastic. We must be more responsible, but that is not all I want to talk about today. On this World Environment Day, our thoughts go out to the thousands of Quebeckers and Canadians whose lives have been devastated by the widespread forest fires. In Quebec, the SOPFEU has responded to 416 fires that are still burning. This is an absolute disaster. Climate change has a real impact on people and on our forests. We need to start a real green transition and really move away from oil, but, for the time being, let us say thank you to the thousands of men and women who are fighting these fires. Let us also thank the armed forces for supporting them and for supporting the people affected by the fires. They help us keep hope alive. We thank them.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 3:01:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at a time when the country is literally on fire and tens of thousands of Canadians have had to flee their homes, it is incredulous that the Conservatives continue to denigrate efforts to fight climate change. I am sorry, but it is hard to believe them when they say they take the environment seriously. It is even harder to believe them when they talk about affordability, because every time we have put forward measures to support Canadians, they have voted against them. This July 5, the grocery rebate will be going out to Canadians, $467 on average. We will continue to be there for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Mr. Charles Sousa (Mississauga—Lakeshore, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 3:04:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on World Environment Day, we recognize our shared responsibility to protect our planet and to fight climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, now and in the future. This year, the theme for World Environment Day is “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”. This is an opportunity to highlight the initiatives taken by Canada, such as the banning of certain harmful single-use plastics to preserve the cleanliness of our shores. Can the Minister of Environment and Climate Change tell us what solutions our government is putting forward to reduce plastic pollution?
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Jun/5/23 8:03:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for his excellent speech. One of the things he spoke to was employment insurance. I know that the topic is important to him. I would like to hear him speak about the environment as well. Bill C‑47 is very short on environmental proposals, to put it mildly. In fact, it lets the oil companies use taxpayer money that they do not really need to invest in solutions that do not really work. I would like to hear my colleague's opinion on that subject.
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