Forestry Industry  Madam Speaker, national forest week is an opportunity to highlight all of the incredible contributions the forest sector makes to our economy. Throughout this crisis, our government and the forest industry has stepped up to help fight COVID-19 on many fronts. Companies like Wes

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, at one point almost one in three workers in mining, oil and gas were able to stay in their job thanks to the Canada emergency wage subsidy. The Speech from the Throne announced this subsidy would continue through until next summer. This represents hundreds of milli

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, I will reiterate our support for workers in the oil and gas sector. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been put in place to support them with the wage subsidy. I will also reiterate for my hon. colleague the support that has been given over the last couple of mon

The Environment  Madam Speaker, in regard to the movement of waste internationally, Canada is party to three international agreements that outline the requirements for exports, imports and transit of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials. We take our obligations under these agreement

The Environment  Madam Speaker, it has been a pleasure discussing this with my hon. colleague on numerous occasions. He is working hard on this matter, and I appreciate that greatly. Canadians want us to address plastic pollution. We agree, and are doing our due diligence to advance the best sol

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with the resource sector to ensure that the best projects come to fruition. We know that investors and global consumers in Canada and around the world are increasingly looking for cleaner products and sustainable resource develo

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, that project is currently undergoing a federal assessment by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, which is the system set up by my colleague's party when it was in power. I am sure that the outcom

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with the resource sector to ensure jobs are created for Canadians from coast to coast to coast, while at the same time protecting our environment. It is what Canadians expect from our government. We know that investors all arou

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague and his incredible staff, who are, I am sure, doing wonderful work for the citizens of Winnipeg North this Friday afternoon. The hon. member is a veteran of the House and the provincial legislature in Manitoba. Given the exp

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for her work on this issue. We took a leadership role in 2015 when we signed the Paris Agreement and encouraged other countries to do the same. Through the record investments, plans and programs we have put in place, project

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order today to simply point out that there are rules in this House. One of the main rules is that we have a chance to ask questions, as well as respond to those questions. Unfortunately, today the hon. member for Prince Albert did not follow thos

Emergency Debate  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question and for her hard work on tackling climate change and protecting the environment. We followed the process that had been in place since 2012. It was important for us to prove to companies like Teck that wanted to move forwa

Emergency Debate  Madam Speaker, we realize that there were issues with the previous Canadian Environmental Assessment Act that was put in place in 2012. What we have done is put in place the Impact Assessment Act, which will take into consideration all of the issues that have been addressed in th

Emergency Debate  Madam Speaker, I share my hon. member's concerns. This is personal for me as well. I have extended family members who rely on the resource sector in Alberta for their employment. The results of the Teck process and the pulling out of this Teck project show us that we need to do

Emergency Debate  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Kings—Hants tonight. I want to start by saying that I am glad to have this debate. Canadians want to know they can count on our government to make sound decisions to ensure that economically beneficial and environmen