Environment committee   of reductions in river water. However, the oil sands contribute to greenhouse gases, which directly cause climate change. Furthermore, Alberta, because of the oil sands, produces 43% of the greenhouse gases emitted by Canada as a whole. Those greenhouse gases have a direct impact

Environment committee   River were to decrease because of climate change or for other reasons, the effect would be that the water management framework would be implemented more often, and that would restrict the oil sands withdrawals more often in order to ensure protection of the river. In addition

Environment committee   that is trafficable. It's also a process that addresses U.S. regulations directly and completely. Reduced carbon intensity overall is in accordance with the low-carbon fuel supply act, greenhouse gas emissions are eliminated from tailing ponds in accordance with the climate change act, and waste

Environment committee   tied in with climate change, tied in with resource development. The water crosses all jurisdictions. It doesn't stop because there's a political line there. At the very least, environment ministers are now talking about the need to look at how we coordinate our efforts. We've done

Environment committee   the headwaters, from what's happening in the mountains, to the actual flow. We are concerned about the cumulative impact of development in the Mackenzie River Basin, the climate change issues that are exacerbating some of the effects of that development, and managing the development properly

Environment committee   into these water models, not just climate change and so forth. Does this have any impact on the ecology and on the eventual water levels of the river?

Environment committee   impacts their own development will have on the companies immediately around. But there's no regional modelling to see what the overall cumulative impacts will be of a lot of development, and the use of water in one area can affect the recharge for another area. Then of course climate

Environment committee  , including upstream and the relationship between upstream and downstream in 2010. Then finally, we're also gearing up to look at a related issue, which is climate adaptation, and we know that one of the most important conduits of climate change impacts will be water, either through

Environment committee   at the Bonn Climate Change Talks, March 29 to April 8. Mr. Del Mastro.

Environment committee  Yes, a friendly amendment was accepted. The motion now reads as follows: That the Minister of the Environment table before the Committee the documents and analysis underlying Canada’s position presented at the Bonn Climate Change Talks, from March 29 to April 8, 2009. Mr

Environment committee   important technology. Yvo de Boer was at the GLOBE International conference. There were a number of different countries represented, or international partners in the fight against climate change, and we spent half a day on CCS. In that half day, there was a lot of science. The importance

Environment committee  Thank you Mr. Chair. I would like to table a motion. My motion reads as follows: That the Minister of the Environment table before the committee the documents underlying Canada's position presented at the Bonn Climate Change Talks, from March 29 to April 8, 2009.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, an important conference on climate change is currently being held in Bonn. This is a conference in preparation for the Copenhagen conference. The government must show transparency. Many countries around the world have done so by publishing their position

Environment committee  I'm wondering if you have been directed, and if you are including moneys in your budget, to engage the Canadian public in the Canada-U.S. clean energy climate change dialogue.

Environment committee   health. I am thinking of the health of workers, among others. My question is simple. A regulatory framework has been in place since 2007, a little like with regard to the fight against climate change, by the way, and we are still waiting for regulations. Could you tell us exactly