Natural Resources committee  I think your report, and the recommendations you're putting forward to Parliament, could be very useful. We could follow up, because we'd like to take those recommendations and possibly have the minister and, let's say, an organization like the National Round Table on the Environ

Natural Resources committee  To go back to the points I made in my presentation, there are about five different ways in which the federal government could be very helpful in bringing about more compact, less car reliant, and more energy efficient cities and communities. It could take place in a variety of wa

Natural Resources committee  The answer is yes. We developed a number of likely scenarios for Canada, all the way from those that failed to hit greenhouse targets--one scenario was “We Tried and Failed”, another one was called “Hidden Joules”, where there are pilot projects in municipalities and communities

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  Some of our participants are the Canadian Electricity Association and Canadian Petroleum. I was just appointed with Ken to the Canadian Electricity Association's public advisory panel on sustainable electricity initiatives. There is a growing interest in the major utilities an

Natural Resources committee  Perhaps we can go through some of the B.C. projects. It would be good for you to have a look at the Dockside Green project. It was done by a private developer, picked by the City of Victoria, on an old brownfield site on the inner harbour of Victoria. It has integrated all of t

Natural Resources committee  I would think, Mr. Chair, through you to the member, that my colleagues here, who have been dealing with this for quite a long time, would be able to answer that. I think we're still working through whether you need to start from scratch or whether you can retrofit. Frankly, we'r

Natural Resources committee  I don't think it's a question of overcoming provincial jurisdiction. I think there's been an understanding since 1867 that municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the provinces. So, of course, the provinces are going to have to be very actively engaged, and the dialogue will

Natural Resources committee  From the perspective of being the chair of the QUEST initiative, I outlined two significant areas where I hope the report you'll be coming out with approves of the approach we're taking, and agrees, hopefully in as broad a way as possible, that the technology, program, and infras

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm delighted to be here as a recovering politician, somebody who was in the trenches for 24 years and escaped before the posse caught up with me, and I'm delighted to be the honorary chair of QUEST, which is quite a remarkable initiative that wa