Environment committee  I may have missed it. I thought I was listening very intently, but to be honest with you, I don't think I heard the witness speak about climate change. If I missed it, I apologize. I think that what we're really here to talk about is water quality. That's what the witness

Environment committee   for the resurgence of the algae are complex and not completely understood. Phosphorus levels have declined significantly and are currently stable; however, the proportion of phosphorus in dissolved form is increasing, and this is believed to be contributing to increased algae growth. Climate

Environment committee   in cities. On the conversation we had about the tree canopy today, and even with regard to some of my colleagues' comments on climate change, it's very interesting to talk about trees as a climate change adaptation mechanism and to think about what that can mean in the cities. You're

Environment committee  I can't give you the answers on the economic impacts of climate change. Where our council and province have been at is that the changing climate is allowing species.... Even on the horticulture side, they're regrouping the grow zones in the eastern states. The same thing

Environment committee   to present the viewpoint of the cement industry on Bill C-311. The Canadian cement industry has been very engaged in productive consultations with the Canadian government on its environmental agenda. We fully support the efforts of the government to address global climate change

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee, for this opportunity to speak to you. The preamble to Bill C-311 accurately describes climate change as a serious threat to Canada. In fact, it is also a threat to people in environments worldwide; and Canada, with its high

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Allow me to thank you and the other members of this committee for the opportunity to speak with you regarding Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change. First of all, I would like

Environment committee   for a national climate change plan. It in no way constitutes a national climate change plan. It is a call for a national climate change plan. That's an important call, but it's not anything, for example, like the 1,428-page bill before the American Congress, a copy of which I brought here

Environment committee   information on the plan that helped address those recommendations. The one recommendation that we made in 2009 that we found had not been addressed was one that we made, I guess, very similarly in this report, which was that we felt the climate change plans should include all

Environment committee  The mobility of species is at the heart of how I think the strategy addresses the implications of climate change: the activities in the strategy, the focus on prevention, early detection, and rapid response. We have change happening in the Canadian landscape. If we tackle those

Environment committee  With regard to Canada, we remain committed to the climate change targets and its leadership, and of course our actions have shown this. Our latest emission trend report projects that as a result of the existing measures and actions from all levels of government, consumers

Environment committee   they receive budgets from your department. The second question comes from page 8.9, the top line, “Climate change and clean air”. Total authorities available are $240 million; authorities used in the current year $157 million, and that also comes out in your documents on November 28

Environment committee   of negotiations. To follow up on my colleague's question, what are we doing to promote immediate action on climate change?

Environment committee  Okay. Thank you. You raised that you are now chair of the Arctic Council. Congratulations on that. It's exciting to see Canada at the helm of the council for a couple of years. Why is climate change not one of the priorities for the Arctic Council?

Environment committee  What about climate change, though?