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House Hansard - 307

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • May/2/24 1:09:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his passionate speech. He should look at joining a theatre group somewhere along the way. Why can we not do them all? Could we not do wind energy, oil energy and tidal energy? We have got an ideal spot to start it right in the Maritimes, the Atlantic provinces, to do just that.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/2/24 4:13:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-49 
Madam Speaker, if it was me, I would not be bragging about approving a project like Bay du Nord. The Liberals are clearly talking out of both sides of their mouths. Still, we think that Bill C‑49 is worthwhile. It provides for the development of offshore wind farms, which is compatible with the energy transition. Compared to the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, Canada lags behind a bit when it comes to offshore wind farms. I think this is a step in the right direction. Wind farms can coexist with the fishing industry and fisheries. I think we can draw from the European models and do both things at once: respect fishers and operate wind farms in maritime zones.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Kody Blois
  • May/2/24 4:14:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I agree that this bill and the wind farm industry are important. Of course, other jurisdictions such as those in the European Union and the United Kingdom are ahead of Canada in this area. That is precisely why we have this bill, which seeks to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord and ensure that companies and businesses have some certainty about future investments. I am very pleased to know that the NDP will support this bill for jobs, investment and the environment.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/2/24 4:44:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague from the NDP misunderstood the context. The fishing industry and the offshore petroleum industry are competing for the same space in the ocean. It just so happens that fish like to hang out on the shoals and that is where wind power usually gets built. It gets built because it is cheaper where the water is more shallow. There are limited amounts of fishing ground. People fish where the fish are. If that is where they are going to put wind farms, there will be nowhere to fish. There is lots of ocean out there that is poor fishing ground and, if the industries work together, they could put the wind farms on the poor fishing ground and not on the rich fishing ground. That is the difference. For the record, I am not against offshore wind. I am for collaboration between industries so that we can make it work for everybody.
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