Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to move the following motion.
Given that the Jasper wildfire investigation has revealed: a) Then Liberal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was warned in 2017 by multiple forestry experts that a catastrophic fire in Jasper was inevitable if the Liberal government did not act; b) “Nothing was done to address the landscape of beetle-killed timber to prevent the mega fire of July 22, 2024”, according to testimony from forestry expert Ken Hodges; c) Former Liberal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has refused to testify at the Jasper wildfire investigation on multiple occasions despite repeated requests from the committee. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(1), the committee summon former Liberal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, to appear on November 6, 2024.
This is not the first time we've asked the former minister to appear before the committee.