The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for all the work that she has done to protect the environment, to tackle climate change, including previously as head of the House of Commons committee on the environment. The reason we need to recognize that we have an increasing c

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is really important that the House comes together to vote on the increasing climate emergency that we are seeing here in Canada and around the world. Scientists did a report on the science behind climate change here in Canada. It found that Canada is warming at t

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I hope the member opposite and his party will support our motion that we have an increasing climate emergency. I know the NDP cares greatly about taking action on climate change, but we also have to make sure we grow the economy and create good jobs. That has always

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Environment and Climate Change Canada does not have any expenditures related to Q-2445. With regard to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, the agency does not have any expenditures related to Q-2445. With regard to Parks Canada, Parks Canada does not have

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, we have focused on projects that are in the federal jurisdiction. That is the whole point. We have worked with provinces so there is one project, one review. They said that they wanted us to align timelines with the provinces. We are working with the province the mem

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I find that very confusing. My background is actually in corporate law. I am just trying to get a good system that makes sense. I feel very badly for the people in the member's riding who are losing jobs. That is a very big concern. However, that is why need a bett

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, we have accepted a historic number of amendments from the Senate, 43%. Do members know what we are not going to accept? We are not going to accept amendments from Conservative politicians, written by oil lobbyists, who are trying to limit the consultation that is con

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, those were a lot of great talking points, except the reality is that under the gutted system under Stephen Harper, those workers' jobs were put at risk. Good projects could not go ahead in a timely way. We ended up in court far too often. The Trans Mountain expansion

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I cannot tell you how much I will miss this hon. member in the House. He knows what it means to be a great parliamentarian. He knows that we should have good debate and that we should not have name-calling. He knows that we should work together to build this great co

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member opposite for his advocacy on the environment. I know how much he cares about the environment, and I have seen his actions. This is a priority piece of legislation. We have listened to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We have had two

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I am quite surprised that, in the opportunity to speak, issues were not raised. Let me talk about why we have better rules. We have better rules because we listen to Canadians. We spent the time that was required. We had two expert panels, but also two parliamentar

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I am quite surprised to hear that the member opposite, who cares greatly about the environment, would like to go back to the system that was gutted under Stephen Harper, the system that did not protect the environment, the system that did not properly consult with in

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear that the NDP will be supporting this motion and Bill C-69 and that it knows we need better rules to protect our environment, to engage properly and meet our constitutional requirement with indigenous people, and to ensure that good projects

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, we have a problem in our country. We have polarization. We end up in courts. We cannot ensure that good projects go ahead. What system are we working under? We are working under the system that was gutted under Stephen Harper, that has reduced the trust of the public

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct the record. We are accepting just under half of the amendments proposed by the Senate. We have always believed that we need better rules, because under the process gutted by Stephen Harper, we were not protecting the environment; we were not m