Business of Supply  , the committee has spoken, and now the House must speak with a clear voice. It must say that a government that breaks the rules and conceals facts from the Canadian people does not deserve to remain in office. With one clear voice, the House must declare that a government that does

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, again, and I will try to be very clear for my colleague's benefit, the media protocol is public. Journalists of one sort or another, whether scientific journalists or general news journalists, contact the department when they see an item, a paper or a statement

Business of Supply  Let me clear the air once again, Mr. Chair. This government will not now nor in the future impose a carbon tax on Canadians.

Business of Supply   it made. It did nothing about it, and emissions rose 30% under its watch. Our government has moved forward. We have made a very clear and firm commitment to Copenhagen. We are moving sector by sector to regulate, and I can assure the House that we will meet those 2020 targets.

Business of Supply   to be clear, there is a lag between when the year and when Environment Canada takes to compile all the data and then release it.” So the Environment Commissioner has been very gracious in his acknowledgement that his report is based on significantly dated data.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with regard to my colleague's preamble, she was wrong on each and every count. With regard to the report by the Environment Commissioner, we endeavoured to assist him in updating his figures with respect to climate change. His report makes it quite clear that his

Business of Supply   territories. If the law does not address the issue of aboriginal title, it will create a regulatory vacuum wherein neither the federal government nor the province will have the clear ability to assess environmental impacts. The same reasoning applies to the Keewatin lands in Ontario. What

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, it appears in the new legislation that reports undertaken for proponents will stop the clock on the timelines that will be undertaken by environmental reviews, but it is not as clear if first nations will ever interact with decision makers under the act

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, my colleague obviously needs to pay some attention to the detail of Bill C-38. The responsible resource development legislation has four very simple, very clear and environmentally logical provisions and principles. They are: to strengthen environmental protection

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the minister has still not told me how many people are going to work in the integrated offices. I will change the topic since the minister is unable to give me a clear answer. With respect to shale gas, a number of Canadians have expressed concerns about shale gas

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, it seems to me that my question was very clear. It is the minister who is responsible for his department. A total of $88 million will be cut, and we want to know which programs will be affected by these cuts. Could he please list the programs?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague from Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission for shining some very clear light on the constructive improvements to the Fisheries Act. The responsible resource development act seeks to modernize and strengthen environmental protection for natural

Business of Supply  No answer on the number of scientists, Madam Chair. Last week's report by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development reinforced what we already knew. The Conservative government lacks a plan on federal contaminated sites with clear measurable expectations

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, from the moment our government assumed power in 2006, we made it quite clear that we would not embrace Kyoto, that we would abide by the reporting requirements of Kyoto. We embarked on a mission to achieve a global climate change initiative, which would include all

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I thought I was quite clear about that. That will be determined as we determine the shape of the delegation and the timing of the attendance in Rio. I will be glad to share those figures with my colleague and with the official opposition in the fullness of time.