Bill C-269

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I should use this time to finish my speech on Bill C-269. However, I have a simple question. We have late-night sittings, and we have plenty of time. Why is this government, once again, bringing the guillotine of closure and limiting debate? Canadians sent…

Private Members' Business

…nt in Canada and reduce greenhouse gases, we hear government members stand up and speak against it. Bill C-269 is a very simple, common-sense bill. It would introduce a non-refundable investment tax credit for equipment that captures waste heat from industrial processes and converts it into electricity. I am …

Private Members' Business

…tages, and how that budgetary process actually works. In a situation like the one being proposed in Bill C-269, I would feel far more comfortable if it had been incorporated as a part of the overall budget, part of the budget planning. It is important to recognize that a great deal of pre-budget effort is put…

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-269 on behalf of the Bloc Québécois. First of all, as a proud resident of the north shore, I would like to thank the people back home who work in the energy sector. My riding is the second-largest produc…

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (heat recovery tax credit). Mr. Speaker, I am introducing a bill today that would fill an oversight that the government has left open in its latest investment tax …

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (suicide prevention). Mr. Speaker, suicide impacts us all. There is probably not a member in this House who has not been touched by suicide. I know that su…

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-269 under Private Members' Business.

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from June 16 consideration of the motion that Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition—deposit of raw sewage), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Private Members' Business

…bers, in 2015, told Canadians, hand on their hearts, that better was always possible. I submit that Bill C-269 proposes better protection for our fish habitat than is currently available. This bill is an important next step in moving forward to better protect our environment. Before I wrap up, I would like to…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-269, an act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition—deposit of raw sewage), and to reiterate the key issues with this bill. The government opposes Bill C-269 for multiple reasons. It would reduce environ…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to rise today to speak to Bill C-269, an act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition—deposit of raw sewage), which was tabled by my colleague, the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. As the Fisheries Act currently stands, there is no def…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to rise tonight to speak to Bill C-269, an act to amend the Fisheries Act regarding the prohibition of the deposit of raw sewage. It is a bill from the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, who also has been Speaker. I probably have not agreed wi…

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-269. Ultimately, the government opposes the bill for multiple reasons, including because it would actually reduce environmental protection. The bill would negatively impact current federal, provincial an…

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is a real honour to speak to this private member's bill, Bill C-269, which was presented by the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. I think it is a fantastic bill and I am going to tell the House why. Nine hundred billion litres of raw sewage were dumped into Canada's wate…

Private Members' Business

… all the mothers right across Canada a belated happy Mother's Day. It is an honour today to rise on Bill C-269, tabled by the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle and I am joining you today from the home of the Nuu-chah-nulth people on the unceded traditional territory of the Hupacasath and Tseshaht people, who …

Private Members' Business

…on of our rivers, which is an important subject, the Bloc Québécois cannot support the principle of Bill C-269 because it does not offer any real solutions to sewage dumping. Yes, effective regulations may be part of the solution to this problem, but what is really needed is major investments in waste water i…

Private Members' Business

…ld encourage better planning of emergency releases such as the one that occurred in Montreal. Enter Bill C-269, which seeks to make it an offence to proceed with any releases of raw sewage into fish-bearing waters. It sounds great, but as is often the case with private members' bills, they are not drafted wit…

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise today to introduce my third …

Business of the House

…he Chair can rely on a number of similar precedents, including the ruling made by my predecessor on Bill C-269, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act regarding improvement of the employment insurance system, and Bill C-308, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act regarding improvement of the emplo…