This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.
Jonathan Wilkinson Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment requires that national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada be set, with the objective of attaining net-zero emissions by 2050. The targets are to be set by the Minister of the Environment for 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2045.
In order to promote transparency and accountability in relation to meeting those targets, the enactment also
(a) requires that an emissions reduction plan, a progress report and an assessment report with respect to each target be tabled in each House of Parliament;
(b) provides for public participation;
(c) establishes an advisory body to provide the Minister of the Environment with advice with respect to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and matters that are referred to it by the Minister;
(d) requires the Minister of Finance to prepare an annual report respecting key measures that the federal public administration has taken to manage its financial risks and opportunities related to climate change;
(e) requires the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to, at least once every five years, examine and report on the Government of Canada’s implementation of measures aimed at mitigating climate change; and
(f) provides for a comprehensive review of the Act five years after its coming into force.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton
Accordingly, the recorded division on Motion No. 2 stands deferred.
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred divisions at the report stage of this bill.
Call in the members.
(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton
I declare Motion No. 1 carried. Therefore, I declare Motion No. 4 carried as well.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
The next question is on Motion No. 2. A negative vote on Motion No. 2 requires the question to be put on Motion No. 3.
(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would ask them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
I declare the motion carried.
When shall the bill be read the third time? By leave, now?
Some hon. members
Agreed.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
Pursuant to an order made earlier today, the House will now proceed to the third reading of the bill.
Jonathan Wilkinson Liberal North Vancouver, BC
moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
Pursuant to order made earlier today, a member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party may speak for not more than 10 minutes followed by five minutes for questions and comments.
The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
