Environment committee  Against the backdrop of climate change, which is irreparable, the biggest challenge facing populations is definitely environmental justice. All impacts on all populations must be avoided. We have to work to avoid the impacts. The impacts are experienced on three levels. First ar

Environment committee  I think the federal Indian Act is completely outdated. The example you just gave is only further proof of that. Without question, the Indian Act has to be completely overhauled in recognition of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, the met

Environment committee  Yes, of course. For instance, focusing—

Environment committee  Focusing on early childhood by establishing affordable day care through early childhood centres is one solution. Setting lower tuition fees allows families whose members have never gone to university to have a university graduate for the first time. Establishing electricity rates

Environment committee  Absolutely. I recognize that those who live in poor communities, immigrant communities, disadvantaged neighbourhoods and racialized communities are hit very hard by environmental impacts. The Notre‑Dame neighbourhood in Rouyn‑Noranda is a striking example. You only have to go t

Environment committee  Yes, absolutely. That actually explains why paragraph (d) of subclause 3(3) of Bill C‑230 is completely unacceptable. I would point out that, leading up to the 2019 election, Premier François Legault sent the leader of each federal party a letter, on September 17, calling on the

Environment committee  Thank you for your question. That is precisely what I was trying to convey in my opening statement. Although the right to a healthful environment is recognized as a value in Quebec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, it's important to go a step further. Entrenching the right

Environment committee  Good afternoon. I am delighted to be appearing before a parliamentary committee in another legislature, the Parliament of Canada. This is a first for me. I want to send my regards to my counterparts in the House of Commons. I recognize a few faces, mainly people I've met on parli