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House Hansard - 53

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 5, 2022 10:00AM
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Mr. Speaker, Greenpeace, Équiterre, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Sierra Club are unanimous: We have to say no to the Bay du Nord project. It is not complicated. It is no. Yesterday's IPCC report came to exactly the same conclusion. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that “the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels”. That is exactly what the minister would do with Bay du Nord: increase oil production by one billion barrels. Will the minister say no to Bay du Nord?
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  • Apr/5/22 2:41:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, many people are unsure whether the plan to extract another 1.1 billion barrels of oil with Bay du Nord will reduce emissions from the oil sector. Many do not think this makes sense, although some do, from what I gather. That brings us to the UN. Yesterday, in response to the IPCC report, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said “Some government...leaders are saying one thing - but doing another." He added, “Simply put, they are lying”. Those are harsh but necessary words. Will the minister say no to Bay du Nord?
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  • Apr/5/22 3:23:34 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my question will be brief. After seven years of bungling, we are back at square one, even though millions of dollars have been spent. Can the member explain these seven years of bungling, job losses and wasted money?
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  • Apr/5/22 4:35:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, let me begin by complimenting my colleague from Kings—Hants on his French. It was very nice to hear him. He said that the government already started making investments in 2017, but there are three major problems in the armed forces: procurement, recruitment, and retention. For example, with respect to procurement, forces members have been asked to buy their own boots lately because the government has been unable to provide them. As for recruitment, the target is to have 25% women, but with all the sexual misconduct cases, which the government tried to cover up, it will not be easy to recruit women. Finally, with respect to staff retention, the family structure has changed, and the constant moving around does not entice people to join the armed forces. Has my hon. colleague considered these three major problems, which require investments?
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