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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Dec/2/21 10:06:48 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this petition is of a really critical issue and one that has come before the House before. It is about the rights and respect for our children, and to protect children. The petitioners point out that a child's brain is not fully developed and is particularly susceptible to advertisements that are targeting children, whether that advertisement is to increase a culture of materialistic wants that parents may not be able to fulfill, creating a sense of dissatisfaction, encouraging children to want things that their parents might prefer they did not have, whether it is sugary drinks or junk food. Therefore, the petitioners call on the government to protect children, families and communities by banning advertising that is specifically geared to children.

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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Dec/2/21 12:32:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for my friend from Edmonton Mill Woods, the problem is that the discussion is taking place in the wrong time frame. Had he given that speech 20 or 30 years ago, I could have agreed with him, that reducing our footprint mattered. What matters now is that we are living within a carbon budget that is shrinking so fast that the chances of our children living to our age in a habitable climate, one they can live in, is rapidly disappearing, and we have to go off all fossil fuels as quickly as possible. In that scenario, there are no ethical fossil fuels; there are only threats to the survival of our children. Also, our workers want to move to renewable energy.

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Ms. Elizabeth May

Dec/2/21 1:20:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I apologize to my hon. friend from Lethbridge, but I think she may be— An hon. member: Oh, oh! Ms. Elizabeth May: Excuse me. I am being heckled while I try to read a standing order that she is violating. Standing Order 18 says, “No member shall speak disrespectfully of the Sovereign, nor of any of the royal family, nor of the Governor General”. I think that is particularly the case when we have our first indigenous Governor General. I found the words offensive, but that does not really matter. It is a violation of Standing Order 18.

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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Dec/2/21 3:14:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the situation is bad. Environmental racism is alive and well in Kanesatake. On the Mohawk territories of Kanesatake, there is a toxic waste dump. It has been leaking harmful chemicals, and it also affects the wildlife and the fish. It is not as though the government has not said something about it. There was a directive delivered to the toxic waste facility, dated November 18, 2020, and yet the toxic waste still flows. Could the minister update us on what is being done to remove the toxic waste facility from Kanesatake?

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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Dec/2/21 4:32:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I hope my question will not be considered out of order, because it is not about the throne speech. I know the riding of Mirabel includes Kanesatake. I raised my concerns during question period regarding the toxic waste that is in the riding on the Mohawk territories and in the community of Kanesatake. Does my colleague have anything to add to that?

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Context: House Hansard - 9 - Dec/2/21

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

Dec/2/21 4:48:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my dear colleague from Shefford. I want to ask her a question because she talked about the Trans Mountain pipeline. I am all for getting rid of that pipeline. We cannot meet the Paris targets if we increase oil sands production. However, many members seem to be misunderstanding something. I will say this in English because I want it to be really clear. There are two pipelines. There is the old one, which is leaky and was bought in the 1960s. It was, until the floods, bringing crude oil from Alberta to a refinery in Burnaby. That one I do not think anyone had any trouble with. It had been running for a long time, it was just old, and we spent way too much money for it. The one everyone wants stopped is the expansion that would carry a different product for purposes of export in tankers. It is diluted bitumen, which is a product that is inherently of low value, does not have markets, is impossible to clean up should it spill and massively—

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