Environment committee   we're having on climate change. You yourself have said this is a grave and serious issue. Yet to make a statement in Nairobi and here in Canada, almost misleading Canadians to believe we're staying in a framework but not meeting the central piece of that framework, is intellectually

Environment committee   this. There were a number of programs that were across the government, but there was no coherent policy framework around climate change. Every—

Environment committee   problems on to future generations. It is voting against the statement that global climate change is one of the most serious threats facing humanity and Canada, and that it poses significant risks to our environment, economy, society and human health. It is voting against a whole set

Environment committee   with the climate change. If we want to discuss--not through Bill C-288--the accountability on the environment through the commissioner, that needs to be discussed thoroughly. On air pollution, we know that's a big, important issue for the health of Canadians. The quality of water and the land

Environment committee  Are there any other comments on clause 9? (Clause 9 as amended agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4) (On clause 10—Review of Climate Change Plan and Minister’s statement)

Environment committee   approach, will still do the Quebec industry well. If they're 7% below in all those things Mr. Bigras has said, then Quebec has nothing to worry about. As a concept, approaching climate change and greenhouse gas emission reductions by province opens this up. I'm not so sure about

Environment committee   the opportunity to lay out their own action plan on climate change. That way, we probably would not be imposing as strict rules on some industry sectors in Quebec, which have already reduced their emissions by 7 per cent; on the other hand, there would be stricter rules for other economic

Environment committee  It would be pretty clear that to support the Bloc amendment, because we believe that having a good plan in place regulating climate change is about having.... Then you get to the constitutional issues, the national—

Environment committee  Right. I appreciate his completion there. As I was saying before, we can't support this particular Bloc Québécois amendment, simply because regulating climate change is far too important. It's about having some national standards to ensure that all Canadians have the benefit

Environment committee  A recorded vote, please. (Clause 4 agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4) (On clause 5--Climate Change Plan)

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Subclause 5(1) calls for the minister to prepare a climate change plan until 2013 that describes the measures Canada's taken to meet the Kyoto Protocol. In her September report and in testimony before this committee on October 3, the Commissioner

Environment committee   this would have on the Canadian economy and on the environmental process. Our government's proposed legislation is simply a much better approach to Canada's making its contribution to addressing climate change in the short, medium, and long terms. Our plan will achieve concrete results

Environment committee  Could we get started, please. Just for the record, pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, October 4, 2006, Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol is the item for debate today. Pursuant to Standing

Environment committee  CO2 is a greenhouse gas that can remain in the atmosphere for several decades. So, the climate change we are witnessing today is the result of the greenhouse gas emissions produced several decades ago. I want to repeat that I am not a scientist. On the other hand, I can tell

Environment committee  , and it's good research. I go back to my beginning. I have worked on climate change since 1989. I am old, and I am Canada's oldest, longest-standing advocate of market measures. We'll send another piece, which is the suite of measures we recommend. I'm arguing that this graph tells you