Mr. Speaker, petitioners have asked me to present a petition around the export of thermal coal. We note that if Bill C-33 had not died on the Order Paper on January 6 last year, that bill would have banned the export of thermal coal as the government had previously committed to do.
Petitioners point out to the government that it has the mechanisms now. By listing thermal coal as a toxic product, it could immediately ban the export of thermal coal through CEPA. They also note that we export thermal coal through the port of Vancouver, first importing it from the United States. U.S. ports no longer allow the export of thermal coal, so we ship it for them.
Petitioners ask that the government take action to regulate the mining, use and export and import of thermal coal, in accordance with our international commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.