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Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, once again, my colleague is twisting information. He is talking about a typical 5,000-acre farm. The average farm in Canada is 809 acres. He is presuming that farmers will not make any effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they are always doing precisely tha
June 20th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, we have a clean technology program. We are talking about half a billion dollars' worth of investment in clean technology. One of the innovations that could be deployed across the country is the use of agricultural manure as a source of energy. There is tremendous pot
June 20th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, I think that my colleague should show a little more humility and look at the history of the last Conservative government, which cut hundreds of millions of dollars in risk management programs and hundreds of millions of dollars in research and innovation programs. O
June 20th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, what my colleague calls a typical farm is actually the 3% biggest farms in Canada. The projection he is talking about is based on a scenario where farmers would take absolutely no action, would adopt no good practices and would not use any new technologies to improve
June 6th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, as we all know, Quebec has had a carbon exchange for a long time, so the federal price on pollution does not apply. Our government has a number of measures to help the agricultural sector. One of them is the agricultural clean technology program, which is open right
June 5th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Madam Speaker, the opposite is true. Agricultural producers in Quebec and across Canada know that our government is there to help them. I am in constant communication with them. Yesterday, I met again with the president of the Union des producteurs agricoles, and I can say that t
June 2nd, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, I want to wish everyone a happy World Milk Day. I thank my colleague for giving me the opportunity to sincerely thank all our dairy farmers across the country, who are working very hard to ensure that we have sustainable agriculture. Do members know, by the way, th
June 1st, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, once again, our Conservative colleagues are providing incomplete information. I would like to remind members of all the efforts we are making to help and support our farmers, who are the first to be affected by climate change. One example is the agricultural clean
May 30th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, as we all know, farmers are the first to be affected by climate change and extreme weather events. Encouraging the biofuels industry means encouraging canola farmers, so I am rather shocked that our Conservative colleagues do not see how this is a good thing for cano
May 29th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, this gives me an opportunity to remind my colleague of some of the measures that we put in place to help those who need it most, including the Canada child benefit and the various benefits for low-income workers and caregivers. I also want to take this opportunity t
May 29th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act moved that Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, be read the third time and passed.
May 29th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, once again, it is important to understand that farmers are the first to feel the impacts of the climate crisis. They have always done a great deal to make agriculture as sustainable as possible. We are there to help them improve their practices, to be able to acquir
May 18th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, just a few weeks ago, I announced an additional $10 million for the local food infrastructure fund. I invite all non-profit organizations, such as food banks, community gardens and greenhouses, to apply because this will help them acquire new equipment to strengthen
May 18th, 2023House debate
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture committee The typical farm could be seen in different ways in different regions. If we say “the average”, it's 809 acres.
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal
Agriculture committee It's 3%.
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Marie-Claude BibeauLiberal