Environment committee  This is not an innovative bill in the sense that it follows other national climate framework laws. In that respect, I don't see the rationale of including an economic objective. I see net zero as an investment opportunity. For instance, if we look at the U.K. example, what has a

Environment committee  Again, I have to say that we have to take into consideration the political and legal culture of Canada. A minister never decides on their own that they're going to take this. The statutory duty of the minister should be interpreted in light of our legal culture as well. Even thou

Environment committee  I think that when it comes to the concept of sequestration or even...we can't answer this question without addressing offsets. The bill is silent on carbon offsets, and there's an opportunity there. If we want to be really clear and transparent about what our emissions are, then

Environment committee  If we are to talk about economics in general, I think we can't hide the fact that there's a huge divestment happening from the fossil fuel sector. BlackRock investments, the biggest asset manager in the world, came out with research recently showing that $15 trillion has been div

Environment committee  That's an interesting question. Federalism is not only a challenge for Canada. Germany is a federation within the EU, which is also a complex challenge. This is a framework law, so we're not looking at prescribing policy; what it does is lay down a foundation, a process, so that

Environment committee  As I mentioned, this bill is about process. It's about transparency. It's about going toward a certain goal. When Canada reports to the UNFCCC, it includes in its national inventory the provincial and territorial emissions and the sectoral breakdowns. It's no different when it

Environment committee  I absolutely do think we need to see where the emissions are coming from and that transparency has to be clear. There's no other way around it. It will help each province take the steps it needs to take to make its contribution toward the net-zero goal.

Environment committee  Thank you for your question Ms. Pauzé. Generally speaking, Bill C-12, in its current form, has all the essentials. The really important thing to make sure is that targets are science-based. As I mentioned previously, we agree with the other non-government organizations on a tar

Environment committee  Thank you. I would say that I'm not in a place to speak for indigenous peoples' communities at this moment. I would say that Canada has ratified the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. I do think those rights have to be upheld in the implementation

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. Dear members, I appreciate the invitation to appear before the committee today. Climate change laws, such as Bill C-12, are a key governance tool in the quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In order to be effective, not only does this legislation need

Environment committee  Thanks. National legislative approaches to climate policy have become imperative to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Not only do they have the potential to reflect authoritative and transparent state commitments, but they may also significantly facilitate and accelera

Environment committee  We've written down the same positions in our written brief, and I'll refer you to our written brief. That's exactly what our recommendations were.

Environment committee  What essentially I'm telling you is that the Basel Convention is the highest international legal standard—also the international minimum legal standard—when it comes to transboundary movement of hazardous waste and certain other waste. Plastic waste has newly been introduced int

Environment committee  Thank you for your question.

Environment committee  I think there are two different issues. One fact is that Canada has international obligations under Basel and also international obligations under the OECD agreement, and then it has an agreement with the U.S., which is actually in conflict with the other two agreements. That s