Oral Questions
Mr. Speaker, the people of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country are concerned about climate change and the environment. It was one of the concerns I heard most often during the election campaign. Climate change is real, and it poses real challenges for communities across the country. Can the Minister of Environment and Climate Change update the House on the government's progress in add…
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Madam Speaker, we need to make emissions cuts right now. It is not just about 2050. That is too far down the road. The emissions that we are able to cut now are that much more important. We have committed to an updated target of 40% to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030. The target of 45% below is what the Paris agreement committed to and we need to ensure we do our part to do that and more.
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Mr. Speaker, my province has been devastated by natural disasters over this past year. Between wildfires, landslides and flooding, my constituents and countless British Columbians are having their property and lives threatened, or even lost. With the ever-worsening reality of climate change, we know these weather events are going to become more frequent and severe. Can the Prime Minister please up…
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Madam Speaker, we need to continue to do more and we need to do it faster. We need to ensure that we are mitigating our emissions as best we can now, which is why we have committed to setting a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector and have them steadily decline in five-year increments to ensure we can meet our greenhouse gas mitigation targets that we set and are now held accountable to wi…
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Madam Speaker, indeed, all orders of government are working closely together, and cabinet ministers of different portfolios are working on and are seized with this issue. The army has been deployed. To my understanding, currently about 500 members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been deployed and are working to repair things like the levy and other areas that need to be repaired so that the comi…
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Madam Speaker, I first want to congratulate you on your reappointment to this role. It is a privilege to rise once more in the chamber to join the debate for the first time in the 44th Parliament. I first want to start by thanking all the volunteers, dedicated staff, friends and family who worked tirelessly to get me here. I am also deeply indebted to my partner, Nicole, for standing by my side an…
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