Environment committee  That's helpful. Thank you. Ms. Laurie-Lean.

Environment committee  Thank you. The second half of my question is regarding your recommendations, and again I found them helpful. There seems to be consensus among you as presenters about dealing with the issue of “toxic” and what that means or how it could be interpreted. There was a recommendat

Environment committee  Is there a consensus on that?

Environment committee  Thank you.

Environment committee  Thank you, witnesses, for being here today. My questions are going to focus on two different areas. Primarily, the first will be focusing on your recommendations for the CEPA review itself, and then your input on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. As a committee, we've

Environment committee  My apologies for interrupting. My question was on the procedure, not on your specific recommendations. The reports were very thorough. I appreciated reading them last night. I did have a good sleep, but it wasn't because of reading your report. So that this review has a very pos

Justice committee  Thank you. I have a question to the minister regarding the credit for pre-trial custody. Mr. Minister, my understanding is that if a person is deemed to be very dangerous and likely to reoffend, or if there's a likelihood of their fleeing, then they are required to be incarcera

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I find it interesting that the traditional positions of the different parties are being shared. It's interesting how members of the Liberal Party get tough on crime prior to an election but are now sharing their typical positions on being soft

Justice committee  Is that a point of order, Mr. Chair?

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here. I found the use of and support for statistics interesting. My background is with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and there was a great deal of frustration within a number of communities when the RCMP

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, the point I was making is that statistics can be a guide; they can be a tool. But we have to be very careful that we base good policy...and it was a Liberal member who asked if we have a balance. I think it's a good question. When I've knocked on doors, when I've met f

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, after the environment minister shared the mess that the Liberal government left this country in with regard to the environment, it now understands our position. Our renewable fuel strategy is the first part of our made in Canada plan and the fulfillment of this gov

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the real question is: Why did that party keep from the Canadian public what was happening on the Kyoto targets? It knew for the last five years that those targets were not achievable and that it was 35% above those targets. Why did that party keep that from the Canad

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the minister's meetings in Bonn were very successful. The minister had the opportunity to put Canada's position forward in an honest and forthright manner to ensure our international partners understood that the mess was provided by the former Liberal government. Th

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, as I said, our international partners are very supportive of our made in Canada plan. The minister had the opportunity to share--