Madam Speaker, the petitioners are calling on the government to require cruise ships to have holding tanks of sufficient size to store all sewage and grey water produced during their voyages; remove the exemption that allows cruise ships to discharge sewage and grey water close to shore; extend the application of cruise ship discharge regulations to the entirety of Canada's internal waters and territorial seas; establish complete no-discharge zones within marine protected areas; and ban the use of scrubbers in Canada's internal—
In the House of Commons on October 31st, 2024. See this statement in context.