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Environment committee That's okay. Mr. Chair, I would like to move the following motion: Given that: a. On Thursday, November 9, 2023, Derek Hermanutz, Director General, Economic Analysis Directorate, for Environment and Climate Change Canada, stated at committee: "I think we're probably
April 11th, 2024Committee meeting
Branden LeslieConservative
Environment committee requested. The least we can say is that the committee's motion was clear: We wanted to get information directly from the department concerned, Environment and Climate Change Canada. However, what do we see in the document that was submitted to us? Allow me to cite it in English
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Gérard DeltellConservative
Environment committee Thank you, Madam Chair. First, I would like to thank Dr. John Pomeroy for being here today at the table with me. Dr. Pomeroy is the Canada research chair in water resources and climate change. He is the inspiration behind this bill. He helped to draft this bill, and he
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Francis ScarpaleggiaLiberal
Environment committee It says: Views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect those of Environment and Climate Change Canada or the Government of Canada. Here we are: The committee order the production of “Environment and Climate Change Canada's provincial-territorial
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Dan MazierConservative
Environment committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thanks as well to all the witnesses for being with us. Mr. Sanford, in your opening remarks, I think you painted the most comprehensive picture of the impact of climate change on human life as a whole. In particular, you discussed agriculture
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Monique PauzéBloc
Environment committee Yes, I will. Caterina is a retired actuary. She has been concerned about climate change for about 30 years. As an actuary, she joined actuarial committees studying climate change and sustainability. She chaired the committee that created the Actuaries Climate Index in about
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Cathy Orlando
Environment committee no attention to that man behind the mirror. There is nothing to be seen here. Just go about your business.” That is what I thought of when I got this response from Environment and Climate Change Canada. It has the big “Draft” watermark across the front and it says on page 1, “Please note
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Michael KramConservative
Environment committee It reads: Whereas the Committee passed a motion on Thursday, March 21, 2024, which stated in part: The committee order the production of “Environment and Climate Change Canada's provincial-territorial computable general equilibrium model - EC-Pro” including (i
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Dan MazierConservative
Environment committee Thank you. It reads: Whereas the Committee passed a motion on Thursday, March 21, 2024, which stated in part: The committee order the production of “Environment and Climate Change Canada's provincial-territorial computable general equilibrium model — EC-Pro” including (i
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Dan MazierConservative
Environment committee week of the motion being adopted. Not only did Environment and Climate Change Canada fail to respond within the timeline ordered by the committee, but they failed to provide the complete information the committee ordered. Instead of providing the committee with a carbon tax
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Dan MazierConservative
Environment committee Yes, we used to talk a lot about adapting to climate change or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps that was because we hadn't acted quickly or forcefully enough over the years, but my sense now is that we talk more about adaptation than mitigation, although both
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Monique PauzéBloc
Environment committee Thank you very much. My next question is for Mr. Sandford from the UN University Institute. You mentioned that you feel like we're chasing after climate change with a hope of catching up right now. We've heard several questions around this bill regarding the cost of putting
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Leah Taylor RoyLiberal
Environment committee waited so long to act on the threat, climate heating has gotten away from us. What scientists and governments must do now is chase after it with the hope of catching up and getting ahead of it. Our current global situation takes us beyond the first stage of climate change impacts
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Robert Sandford
Environment committee brought our technologies together and worked together as a country on this exceedingly difficult problem. Flood and drought damages have risen dramatically in Canada since then and are expected to rise further due to extreme weather and water events, thanks to climate change coupled
April 9th, 2024Committee meeting
Dr. John Pomeroy
Environment committee information that we can study. I'd love to hear from more experts. I think even Boris Johnson, in Canada today, said he wished the Conservatives in Canada would take climate change seriously. I think we could get some real study on this. I would say that we could study this for a minimum
April 11th, 2024Committee meeting
Lloyd LongfieldLiberal