Natural Resources committee I'm sorry.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee Just to—
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee I'll get it in.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee I don't even know where that is—
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee Those of you who know me will know that I have a view about issues like that, but I'll beg off on the specifics in this case. I'll simply talk about the value of trees and the need to do more, and the need, in answer to Mr. Hehr's last question, to not just say to people, “Plant
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee It's not a bad idea for national tree day.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee I'd like to add one quick element. Raising that kind of money, for which the board and others are often responsible to steer, is not an easy job. It's not easy to raise that kind of money. When we say to you “do something”, we're really saying, “Encourage people. Do more. Make
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee I'd like to add that 82% of Canadians live in urban areas, and that's where the problem originates. We must not separate the two and say they can take care of themselves; we're all responsible for doing what we can to solve the problem.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee Here's an example. Parliament passed a bill establishing a date in September for National Tree Day. This year, the minister, the Hon. Amarjeet Sohi, came and planted a tree with us. The government makes a big deal out of the bill but could use it to establish a major day of edu
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee In the document we provided, we've given some very specific recommendations. Let me hive that down to two things. Canada's urban forest planning and operations are implemented solely by municipalities. That ought not to be so. Our challenge to you is to do something. The feder
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay
Natural Resources committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's interesting to see me on the other side. In my presentation, people will see me in a somewhat different, and not at all partisan, light. Trees aren't partisan. Thank you very much for inviting me and Michael to be here. I am not a tree exper
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Léo Duguay