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House Hansard - 237

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 23, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 237 - Oct/23/23
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Oct/23/23 2:14:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, humanity faces unprecedented danger from climate change and biodiversity loss, yet while the earth is on fire, government inaction is equivalent to pouring gasoline on the flames. This past summer, the CEO of Suncor made troubling remarks about the need to maximize profits in an industry that has seen record profits over the last two years. CEOs of big oil companies raked in billions of dollars while communities across Canada were ravaged by forest fires. These companies are taking no responsibility for their decades-long pollution. The Liberals have given big oil free rein to fuel the climate crisis and maximize profits. The NDP wants to see an end to subsidies and to see stronger emissions caps on these big oil and gas companies to stop their decades-long free ride. It is time to end their greed and protect the future of our planet.
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Context: House Hansard - 237 - Oct/23/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Oct/23/23 2:46:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people watching us can sometimes get a little cynical about politics, especially when they hear this kind of thing from an opposition member who was part of a provincial government that happened to be the first government in North America to put a price on pollution. She supported putting a price on pollution. She was part of a government that campaigned for years to put a price on pollution, not only in Quebec, but throughout North America. Now, all of a sudden, she is flip-flopping and changing her mind with the weather, all because she has a leader who, ideologically, does not believe in climate change. It makes for a fair bit of cynicism among the public.
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Context: House Hansard - 237 - Oct/23/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Oct/23/23 5:40:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-57 
Madam Speaker, I would like to greet my colleague from Pontiac, with whom I am pleased and honoured to sit on the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. The hon. member rightly said that this free trade agreement deals with a number of issues, in particular the environment. We are all aware of the effects of climate change that must be addressed, and since humans helped create climate change, humans must take steps to reduce pollution. Based on what my colleague knows about what is happening in Ukraine, what should be the main focus of Canada's action to help Ukraine rebuild, from an environmental perspective?
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