Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for the update on the situation in Quebec, especially around Sept-Îles. When I was getting prepared for my speech tonight, I was looking at the long-term forecast for the rest of the season across the country, and what really sto

Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, it is wonderful to get that first-hand account of what not one, but two, big fires can be like in the one's neighbourhood. I know these are not everyday occurrences in Nova Scotia. I would like to ask the member to give further detail on how Nova Scotia has been h

Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, the member gave a good overview of the federal contributions to wildfire fighting in Canada. In my speech, I mentioned the fact that a growing number of experts, including Mike Flannigan, have been calling for the formation of a dedicated firefighting service in

Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, I could talk about this for a long time, but I have 30 seconds. I want to thank the member for Kitchener Centre for that. Peatlands are extraordinarily important in storing carbon. Also, when they start burning, it is very difficult to put those fires out. They ca

Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, I think the provinces are certainly pulling their own weight. Some provinces, like British Columbia, have been facing this for longer and more intensely than others, and have put more resources into it. For provinces like Nova Scotia, this is a new thing, so they

Wildfires in Canada  Madam Speaker, provinces are doing well. British Columbia has been facing large forest fire seasons, and since 2015 there has been a relentless series of bad forest fire seasons. In British Columbia we have developed programs, techniques and processes that gradually get better.

Wildfires in Canada  moved: That this House do now adjourn. Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Edmonton Griesbach. I would like to thank the Speaker for granting my request for an emergency debate on the urgent and escalating wildfire situation across Canada. I want

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the member for Yellowhead mentioned gatekeepers, as a lot of Conservatives do. When I heard the Conservative leader give a speech on the budget last year, he gave a 20-minute speech entirely on gatekeepers and did not mention a single federal gatekeeper in his whol

Request for Emergency Debate  Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask for an emergency debate on the urgent and escalating wildfire situation in Canada. I want to first say that our hearts are with the 30,000 Canadians who are still out of their homes and the many hundreds who have lost everything in these fires. I thank

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present petition e-4281, signed by almost 2,000 Canadians. The petitioners point out that a major source of bird mortality is collisions with windows and buildings. The Canadian Standards Association has a bird-friendly design standard that is already

Housing  Madam Speaker, natural disasters, including wildfires and floods, fuelled by climate change are making it difficult to get home insurance. Canadians cannot buy a home when there is an active wildfire within 50 kilometres and that covers most of the summer in B.C., and 10% of Cana

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned, several times in his speech, the critical shortage of staff as one of the reasons people cannot access child care in Canada. When I talk to child care advocates in my riding and elsewhere, what comes up again and again is that staff need to b

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, the member's speech was very thoughtful. Child care is an important issue. My own daughter is struggling to find child care for her daughter, my granddaughter. We are here until midnight debating the bill. Actually, we are debating the Conservative amendment to th

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a lot of respect for the member for Milton and his work on the health file. Health Canada has found that air pollution is a factor in 15,300 premature deaths and millions of respiratory issues every year in Canada, yet this bill has nothing in it about air q

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree with the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands. However, I am not holding my breath. I think that if the government wanted to do this right, it would have done it right the first time. All I would say is that my private member's bill has that enforceability part