Thank you.
Madam Chair, I'd like to move the following motion:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development holds no less than six meetings to conduct a study on the opportunity for home energy and adaptation retrofits to improve energy efficiency, affordability, and resilience of Canadian homes, and the role of public policy in creating the conditions to realize these benefits, including:
a. the opportunity of home energy retrofits and adaptation measures in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy affordability for Canadians, and fostering local economic and job growth;
b. accessibility of home energy and adaptation retrofits for low-income Canadians who are disproportionately impacted by high energy costs and climate change;
c. accessibility of home energy and adaptation retrofits for renters and landlords;
d. accessibility of home energy and adaptation retrofits in all types of communities and regions in Canada, including rural, urban, northern, and Indigenous communities; and,
e. the barriers that impede Canadians from undertaking home energy and adaptation retrofits, including financing, program accessibility, supply-chain limitations, workforce availability, and regional variations in housing stock.
That the committee present a report to the House on its findings and recommendations; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
Thank you.