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Environment committee the interaction between human activities and the ecosystem of the Great Lakes basin, and how this is being further complicated by climate change, invasive species, and other factors. The ministry's best practices verification and demonstration program endeavours to examine some
March 4th, 2014Committee meeting
Jim Richardson
Environment committee Thank you. Mr. Ulrich, you talked in general terms about climate change and its impact. The flooding in Thunder Bay, among other things, was mentioned. I am convinced that climate change is putting pressure on Hamilton and Toronto to adapt their infrastructure as well. You
February 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Environment committee Right. I have another question in terms of the impact of climate change. We understand that water levels are up and down, but generally the trend is down, which will affect shipping and so on. I understand that climate change leads to more extreme weather events, which leads
February 25th, 2014Committee meeting
Francis ScarpaleggiaLiberal
Environment committee I have another question for you, Mr. Walker. You talked about green infrastructure and said that it would be important to improve our infrastructure to better adapt to climate change and the difficult times we will have to go through. Even the deputy ministers
February 25th, 2014Committee meeting
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
June 4th, 2013Committee meeting
Peter KentConservative
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
May 2nd, 2013Committee meeting
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
October 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Stephen WoodworthConservative
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
June 18th, 2015Committee meeting
John McKayLiberal
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
June 18th, 2015Committee meeting
Arlene Strom
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
June 18th, 2015Committee meeting
John McKayLiberal
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
June 18th, 2015Committee meeting
Arlene Strom
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.
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
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
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
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.
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
John McKayLiberal
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
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Mark Butler