Environment committee  The parting comment--

Environment committee  The parting comment is that Bill C-30, the Clean Air Act, I believe is the direction in which the government needs to go. We need the support of all parties. Hopefully you can come back as witnesses when we deal with it.

Environment committee  Thank you. I'll be sharing my time with Mr. Watson. Again, I appreciate each of the witnesses being here, particularly Mr. Jaccard. I found each presentation interesting, but particularly yours. I'm from British Columbia, from Langley. I like Simon Fraser University and I was

Environment committee  Mr. Bruce, that's not my question. We're talking about Bill C-288. Do you think we can meet that target? This is what Bill C-288 is asking us to do.

Environment committee  So your answer is no.

Environment committee  Mr. Jaccard, you said that if we were serious about reducing greenhouse gas--and I look forward to reading your book, and you've already answered regarding the carbon tax in clarification. You're recommending strongly that we have a graduated scheme. My background is in local go

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak to Bill C-285. I followed the debate with interest and I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion. I share the views expressed by my Conservative and Liberal colleagues, who argue that the Canada Mortgage

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition today from residents in my riding of Langley. They call upon Parliament to reopen the issue of marriage and to repeal or amend the Marriage for Civil Purposes Act in order to promote and defend marriage as the lawful union of one man and

Environment committee  Mr. Stone, I'm sorry, I've run out of time. I'll have to pass it on to Mr. Vellacott to give him adequate time. Thank you.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be sharing my ten minutes with Mr.Vellacott. I appreciate the comments from each of the witnesses here today. Dr. Stone and Mr. Rutherford started with the science of climate change. I think we all agree we've moved beyond that. There is a sense of ur

Environment committee  I want to assure you that the Clean Air Act, which we tabled a couple of weeks ago, deals with this very issue. It shows that we have definitely been listening regarding the targets of air pollutants—those who create the air pollutants. We're setting targets, which will be set in

Environment committee  That's the point. If I'm holding my grandchild.... And so, education has a very important role in this, as we realize that what we have on affects those who are vulnerable and growing. That's a good point.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be splitting my time with Mr. Harvey. I really appreciate the witnesses being here today. I find this very interesting. I will give a little background on myself, and I'll try to make it short. My wife and I have five children, and given the importanc

Canada-EU Summit  Mr. Speaker, over the next two weeks in Nairobi, at the UN conference on climate change, countries will be discussing how we can review the Kyoto protocol. That is an important agenda. We truly need to have a global response to see what worked and what did not. We obviously kno

Canada-EU Summit  Mr. Speaker, we have made it very clear that we are part of the Kyoto protocol. Canada is participating in a dialogue with the international community on how to address climate change after the first commitment period when the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. It is only prudent