Sébastien Lemire at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

Thank you, Chair.

I want to thank Glencore Canada for accepting our invitation to participate in this important study on the scrap industry, which focuses specifically on the recycling of metals, plastics and electronics, from a circular economy perspective.

I was born in Rouyn-Noranda. My grandfather Ernest arrived with his father, Eugène, in 1923. It was a little before the first casting in Noranda. So I care deeply about this city. My children are part of the fifth generation to grow up in this town.

That said, something has been bothering at me lately. Is the threat of closing the smelter, used during negotiations with Quebec City, real?

Also, how would you characterize your level of responsibility for the health of Rouyn-Noranda’s population?