Environment committee  As you know, last year in the budget we committed just under $150 million specifically to climate change adaptation, and that's spread across departments. I don't want to read too many lists today, but in this $150 million allotted over five years, for example, $30 million goes

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks very much to our witnesses for being here with us today. For some of you, it is a pleasure to see you again. My question will be more about the fight against climate change. You spoke about it briefly, of course, and I think that, with regard

Environment committee  If Mr. Hamilton had been engaged as a climate change scientist, then I suppose his knowledge of what causes climate change might be relevant, but it's not for Mr. Hamilton to craft policy for the government on climate change. It's for Mr. Hamilton to have the administrative

Environment committee   CEO, who said “Climate change is happening. Doing nothing is not an option we can choose”. He talked about the leadership position and echoed Chris Ragan, “The truth is that a federal government of any political stripe would face significant challenges instituting a top-down, one

Environment committee   understand different perspectives, help them focus on those common areas that we're all seeking to have. We're all seeking to have a stronger Canada where we're continuing to improve our environment's performance and where we're dealing with challenges in climate change in a prosperous

Environment committee   of the Province of Alberta. So it's really quite interesting that your CEO, Steve Williams, seems to have stepped out and started a really good conversation in conjunction with Ecofiscal on climate change and pricing carbon. Currently in Alberta you're at about $15 a tonne for your intensity

Environment committee  . With increasing concern over infrastructure, and concern about climate change and our relationship with indigenous communities, I think the imperative for collaboration and developing partnerships becomes even more important. I can't talk about collaboration without mentioning Canada's Oil

Environment committee  Very well. You did not really use the program, but you know what it was all about. It provided Canadian families with support in their fight against climate change.

Environment committee  Thank you. Mr. Butler, one of the things you talked about was the impact of climate change on insurance. You also talked about energy efficiency. Some of your work focuses on energy and the built environment. In the past, the federal program called ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes

Environment committee  . They do seem to have a great deal of enthusiasm about collecting my premium though. I'd be interested in any observations you have with respect to the insurance industry and its recognition of the impacts of climate change on the industry.

Environment committee   with the Insurance Bureau of Canada and individual insurance companies such as Intact Insurance. The industry of course has extensive and detailed data on climate impact. To quote from an article in the Financial Post from November 2011: “What is causing it [climate change] is not our area

Environment committee   constituents, if you will, to the kids who are members, is scientifically based. We've had situations before where a company in the energy sector is supporting our program and then the school program that year is primarily about climate change and the importance of reducing our impact

Environment committee   environmental issues, whether it be climate change, pesticides, or deforestation, but we don't engage them in any kind of advocacy activities. That's why we're able to take donations and funding from a variety of sources. Like Terri said, as long as the relationship is mutually beneficial

Environment committee  That is a very good idea. The federal government has an enormous number of buildings, enormous infrastructure. It could as you said be one of the first users. It could lead by example by adopting this type of technology, which is really focused on adapting to climate change. I

Environment committee   and entrepreneurs are made more aware of these materials that are particularly adapted to climate change, since they contribute to reducing greenhouse gases? Do you think the federal government could do something in that respect?