Environment committee  . Certainly, we work in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada primarily with the Canadian Wildlife Service to build that inventory, to build the products and the tools that inform effective decision-making.

Environment committee  , local context, and historical depth for visitors' experiences. We are also uniquely placed to integrate our traditional knowledge with science for the purpose of environmental monitoring and management, including providing the deep historical baseline for climate change

Environment committee   if they're going to conserve nature. They need to be nested within broader landscapes and seascapes. I think the next iteration needs to look at integrating, and in the face of climate change that becomes all the more important. Many of our parks are too small, and they need to be bigger

Environment committee   in the face of climate change? To answer those questions, we recommend the government work with key partners to undertake a science-based conservation assessment for Canada as a whole, not just Labrador or other places, much like the NCC has done for individual ecoregions. This major

Environment committee   languish. Research out of the University of British Columbia has revealed that the average wait time for a species that has been recommended for listing is almost four years. The other reality is that Canada has made a major commitment to combatting climate change, and again, we

Environment committee   issue that I need to talk to people about. We've been asked, by the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association to join them on the 17th for a round table on the environment, climate change, and energy panel. The problem is, the only time available is 11:15 until noon. Unfortunately

Environment committee  I'll take a swing. First of all, as Mr. Stringer pointed out, the mandate letters for both the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard as well as our Minister of Environment and Climate Change have provided that mandate on the marine side. Under the Oceans

Environment committee   not comment specifically on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. I would comment on Suffield. I would be remiss if I didn't talk about Canadian Forces Base Suffield, which is a national wildlife area managed by the Minister of National Defence under Environment and Climate Change Canada

Environment committee  Climate change is huge for all of us, and none of us in this room could likely say that they haven't seen the impact of climate change, such as more moderate winters, although I can't say that about right now. We've had a pretty impressive winter, and just two weeks ago 90

Environment committee  Considering the testimony we just had from the minister and her officials, I think this is most apropos. It seeks to have the committee simply follow the motion we adopted on February 25 to look at climate change and our international efforts to limit global temperature rises

Environment committee  I want to thank all of you for all your hard work; I really appreciate it. Regardless of what party you're from, I know you're all committed to protecting our environment and tackling climate change and growing a clean economy. Thank you. I look forward to your suggestions

Environment committee  Contaminated sites and the remediation of contaminated sites is extremely important. Actually, it also plays a role in tackling climate change. I'm originally from Hamilton. We have one of the most contaminated sites, which we're also working on. I recognize how important

Environment committee  I think the question may relate to budget 2012 reductions that were made across the government in order to help the government achieve its deficit reduction goals. The core monitoring programs of the Department of Environment and Climate Change were not affected.

Environment committee   around to the fact that carbon pricing is critical. Ontario Conservative Leader, and former MP, Patrick Brown said, “Climate change is a fact. It is a threat. It is man-made. We have to do something about it, and that something includes putting a price on carbon.” As I've said

Environment committee   global footprint is less than 2%, what tangible temperature decrease do we expect to see from the billions of dollars being spent on climate change?