Mr. Speaker, I am very honoured to represent my constituents of Saanich—Gulf Islands, acknowledging that I work on the territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people, today standing on the lands of the Algonquin and Anishinabe people. I acknowledge their extraordinary generosity and patience.
Petitioners have asked me to present the following, calling to the House's attention that Canada is legally bound by the terms of the Paris Agreement to seek to hold the global average temperature increase to no more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The government must take, according to the petitioners, bold climate action to ensure that we play our part to avoid runaway climate change.
The petitioners urge the government to set more ambitious targets so that we have any hope of holding to 1.5°C, and work with provinces for the combined efforts, federally and provincially, to reduce greenhouse gases dramatically.