Environment committee  I agree.

Environment committee  First of all, I would be very interested to hear your amendments. I know you made some the last time, but I'd like to know what these new amendments are to see whether it would be a good idea to include them. Again, this bill is specifically about racialized communities and the

Environment committee  I'm sorry. Who is the question for?

Environment committee  No, that's not the purpose of the bill. I think perhaps the other witness needs to take a better look at the bill and see what it suggests, because certainly it's not trying to stop development. It's trying to address the fact that there are a number of communities already in exi

Environment committee  Yes, indeed I do, and I'm sure that's partly what might make some people a bit nervous, because they never like to think about putting a financial amount on trying to help people who have been affected by pollution. In fact, in Nova Scotia, I can think of many cases where people

Environment committee  That's fantastic.

Environment committee  Yes. Actually, it's been quite heartening to see people working together and communities finally being heard. This has been going on for a long time in Nova Scotia and, of course, we have a very rich culture in our Black community, as well as the indigenous nations. There now i

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. It's great to see you as well. I have to say, to hear these different situations is heartbreaking. It shows us that for so long too many communities across Canada have been treated like second-class citizens. Perhaps some of these communities you'v

Environment committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's great to see you as well. First of all, this is a strategy that will need to gather information, statistics, from across the country. Unfortunately, due to racism, these kinds of statistical data have not been available for governments

Environment committee  For one thing, it's interesting that Dr. Ingrid Waldron and her group are currently developing a map. It's called a “living map”, because more and more information can be added to it about the locations of specific instances of environmental racism. Now, this is a group that will

Environment committee  Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here with all of you. I hope you can see and hear me. I am grateful to live in the unceded traditional land of the Mi'kmaq, the people of the dawn, in Nova Scotia. Thank you for inviting me to speak today on Bill C-226, the national st