Environment committee  The actual cost of achieving our megatonnage reduction sector by sector is far less important than the fact that we are 50% of the way towards achieving our 2020 Copenhagen targets.

Environment committee  The important thing is the absolute reduction of greenhouse gases sector by sector—

Environment committee   than that of the province of British Columbia. On climate change, the department is heavily engaged in implementing our sector-by-sector regulatory approach and in working with the provinces and territories to reduce emissions. We have combined efforts to reduce electricity

International Trade   is expected to provide a 20% boost to our bilateral trade and a $12 billion boost to Canada's economy. That is the equivalent of a $1,000 increase to the average Canadian family's income, or 80,000 new jobs. In sector after sector across the country, Canadians are counting on our

The Environment   very active in pursuing a sector-by-sector regulatory approach to pragmatically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that are produced in a way that still balances real results with economic growth. In that greenhouse gas emissions inventory, we saw, for the first time

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for the opportunity to point out that Canada is the first country internationally to have regulations on coal-fired power plants. Our sector-by-sector regulatory approach is seeing real, tangible reductions to greenhouse gas emissions

Bill C-38 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 STATUTES OF CANADA 2012CHAPTER 19 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures ASSENTED TO 29th JUNE, 2012 BILL C-38 RECOMMENDATION His Excellenc

CANADA-PANAMA ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY ACT   and communication technology sector, a sector of particular importance in my riding of Kitchener--Waterloo, will also benefit from this agreement. Canada exports a variety of information and communication technology products to Panama, representing about $4 million in 2011, and these include

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  . The chemical management plan that we established lists harmful chemicals. Our sector-by-sector regulatory approach on greenhouse gas emission is working. We are the first country to Gazette regulations for coal-fired electricity. We are protecting more parkland than any other government

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, as I just said, our government's robust sector-by-sector regulatory approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is working. We have implemented regulations in several sectors. We are now working in the electricity sector and in the oil and gas sector to ensure

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague again for her question. The government is acting. In fact, we are the first government in this country that has taken real action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our sector-by-sector approach to reduce GHGs is working. It is leading

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we are now in calendar year 2012. Our Copenhagen commitments are for calendar year 2020. As I have explained in the House any number of times, our sector by sector regulatory approach started with transportation, which contributes fully one-quarter of Canada's annual

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  . We are firmly committed to achieving this target. We were about a quarter of the way to achieving that target about a year ago. We have progressed significantly since then. I should have some new numbers in the weeks ahead. What is important is with our sector by sector strategy

Business of Supply   scientists, aboriginal peoples and other stakeholders. Canada is making significant progress in reducing Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 through a sector-by-sector plan. In fact, federal measures, combined with actions taken by provinces, brought