Mr. Speaker, I decided to get into politics in 2008 because the best way to stop climate change is to work together.
In Longueuil, the environment is top of mind, and that is why I am proud, as the member for Longueuil, to speak to the critical importance of these issues.
The environmental movement rightly calls on us to “act locally, think globally”. That is truly happening in Longueuil.
At the local level, thanks to groups such as Ciel et Terre, dozens of Longueuil residents clean up the shoreline every year.
Global activism in Longueuil consists in being very vocal about protecting our river from oil spills and making every effort, together with all NDP members across Canada, to change the federal government's position on oil sands development.
We also have the clean technology sector. Longueuil can count on leading-edge companies such as Varitron, LITO Green Motion and the technological feats of Bathium. We must support and boost this know-how.
Protecting the environment is non-negotiable. It is vital that we in Parliament work to that end.