Environment committee  I think that a plan and a strategy are not exactly the same thing. We start with strategies, we establish them, and then we make a plan, based on our strategies. So you are reiterating that at present, the government has no strategy or plan for dealing with climate change.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Vaughan, and thank you, everyone. Your reports are truly well written and instructive, and very valuable. I congratulate you. Mr. Vaughan, last year, you told us, on the subject of climate change, that the government had no plan

Environment committee  %, as with existing facilities. As part of this system to meet their targets, industry will have a number of ways to comply: reduce their own emissions through abatement actions; make contributions to a climate change technology fund; participate in emissions trading, including offsets; and a one

Environment committee   we ought to be dealing with. What's changed between then and now, of course, is what is happening in this country on climate change, what is happening in this country now in terms of the debate on the response to climate change. We have some really important drop-dead dates. Ms

Environment committee   some restrictions and amendments. Our responsibility as parliamentarians is to amend the bill and not to behave as the government did in the Senate when they decided not to study a bill on climate change and killed it.

Environment committee  Our worry constantly, as the Canadian Hydropower Association, is our ability to bring clean, renewable energy to bear on the global problems of climate change and air pollution. I think what you're saying isn't entirely unreasonable.

Environment committee   for frustrating the future development of clean and renewable energy, thereby depriving Canadians of proven methods for fighting air pollution and climate change. No form of energy development is perfect, but I am confident in saying that for Canada hydro power is our best option. From both

Environment committee  In terms of broader environmental issues, water, climate change, sure, we do work in those areas, but by particulate matter, I'm not exactly sure how specific you want me to be with respect to the nature of--

Environment committee  There is the climate change index, which affects about 57 countries.

Environment committee   and is now obligatory for government departments. We have a clock ticking when it comes to climate change. Are there specific expectations that you have for this bill? What would it fix that isn't being fixed right now? Are there problems in Canada that would be solved by this bill

Environment committee   pushed in many instances for environmental improvements on various issues. For instance, we have taken positions on climate change, and tried to make sure that they contain provisions such as a just transition for affected workers. So we don't see this as being out of step

Environment committee   did not, even though this is the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, mention the quantity of greenhouse gases that you produce; I was also surprised that you did not talk either about your contribution to climate change nor of the quantity of water

Environment committee  My last question goes to Friends of the Earth Canada and Ecojustice Canada. You have launched a number of lawsuits against the federal government in recent years. I still remember the one on September 20, 2007 about the climate change act. That case went before the Federal

Environment committee   exist in the Quebec legislation, but we think this is worthwhile and desirable. Environmental problems are extremely complex. We are dealing with problems associated with climate change that will be increasingly extreme. So we are absolutely going to need the wisdom of the public

Environment committee   provincial law. This bill will accord that right to all environmental statutes, whether they deal with toxins, fisheries, wildlife, migratory birds, climate change, or environmental assessment. Fifth, the act extends the opportunity to the public for basic access to legal remedies