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House Hansard - 206

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
The Speaker
  • Jun/5/23 2:32:41 p.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Jun/5/23 5:07:15 p.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Jun/5/23 10:13:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, provinces are doing well. British Columbia has been facing large forest fire seasons, and since 2015 there has been a relentless series of bad forest fire seasons. In British Columbia we have developed programs, techniques and processes that gradually get better. There are always things to learn about how to deal with people who have been forced out of their homes. That part of the process has been very disrupting to families, to people. We have learned a lot in British Columbia about that process. We are learning a lot about communication between different teams in the field. There are always things we can learn from each other—
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Jun/5/23 10:15:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I could talk about this for a long time, but I have 30 seconds. I want to thank the member for Kitchener Centre for that. Peatlands are extraordinarily important in storing carbon. Also, when they start burning, it is very difficult to put those fires out. They can release huge amounts of carbon dioxide over months as they burn. It is essential that we get at those fires, especially in the boreal forest, very quickly.
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