Environment committee   directly to look at edge-of-field solutions, which could be taking out marginalized land and putting in habitats that are positive for addressing climate change and for biodiversity. Because the farmers are making a decision to take that land out of production, they're getting

Environment committee   of pollution and the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes coastlines, and try to tackle these issues in a collaborative way. There's no way we're going to be able to address these issues if the federal government is doing its thing, the province is doing its thing, and cities

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you to all of the witnesses for being here and sharing your knowledge and experience. Mr. Petelle and Ms. Stewart, climate change poses a threat to food security. Particularly concerning this year is the very light snow cover in some parts

Environment committee   in the case of Lake Superior—they are extremely sensitive to pollution and climate change. The binational Council of the Great Lakes Region is working to accelerate the regional transition to a sustainable future by uniquely bringing diverse perspectives and interests together across

Environment committee   to play in ensuring that funding is sufficient to have a chance of resolving the situation within an acceptable time frame. It must recognize the importance of local municipalities in building resilience to climate change and addressing water issues in cities. If it wishes to be taken

Environment committee  , Matthew Coon Come and Roger Augustine. It has completed in its time and continues to complete hundreds of programs with indigenous communities across the country, projects such as climate change planning, species-at-risk management, energy literacy, watershed planning, ecological

Environment committee   tone-deaf and out of touch with the vast majority of our nation's space. Now, I did take note that the rural member of Parliament for Milton, in 2021, did say on Twitter, “Say it with me: building highways doesn't fight climate change,” so perhaps there is agreement across

Environment committee   up and to listen to your recommendations. I have a small amount of time, so I do want to ask Ms. Hendriks a couple of questions. In particular, I wanted to ask you about the cost of climate change and the cost that we're seeing when it comes to water. We've heard from our

Environment committee   significantly by region and are often intensified by the effects of climate change. Nutrien is committed to working collaboratively to address water-related challenges and opportunities. We support water stewardship in agriculture, starting at the farmer's field through the use of practices

Environment committee   and at the entire economic system because everything is interconnected. If we think of our human society as an iceberg, all of the crises that we see—the economic crises, the six mass extinctions, climate change, pandemics and ill health—are just above the water mark. If we look beneath

Environment committee   in North America in that regard. To do this better, because collaboration is hard enough, we need collaboration around data harmonization. A key example of this is climate change and the challenges presented by climate change. Floods, droughts and wildfires occur on a regular basis

Environment committee  -economic well-being due to the disasters around climate, rising temperatures and increased greenhouse gas emissions. First, water security is at the nexus of climate change and national security. The effects of climatic change are already seen through a higher frequency of hydro

Environment committee  The economic impact of the damage caused by the Conservatives' action or inaction on climate change could really slow down Canada's economic growth. That could cost as much as $25 billion a year by 2025. If we do nothing on climate change, as the Conservatives are proposing

Environment committee   our waterways. In addition, we must dispel the false perception that water can be contained, channelled and controlled. As you know, because of climate change, there is too much water in some places and not enough elsewhere. If we were smart and allowed waterways to flow freely

Environment committee   a sector to mitigate a lot of those other problems. The opportunities that exist in the agriculture sector are too many. Anything you do for the agriculture sector—anything you do to empower the farmers and anything you do to prepare them for climate change, other disasters and extreme