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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • May/30/22 10:05:16 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, is 2018, the government launched a research and education campaign that provided $100,000 over four years to Simon Fraser University to conduct research and assess the risk of invasive mussels spread in the Okanagan. It has been four years now. What are the key things that have been learned?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/30/22 10:07:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what specifically is the funding to address aquatic invasive mussels to British Columbia from being transported across Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:07:12 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I am proud to say we were able to intercept the zebra mussels that were coming in through aquarium imports. We work closely with several departments.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/30/22 10:07:26 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I was not referring to importation. I was referring to being across the country. What the minister is referring to is actually mussels that were coming in through aquariums, which CBSA caught, and I am referring to across Canada. The fisheries department refers to deleterious substances to be used to eradicate aquatic invasive mussels. Is this the best way to eradicate aquatic invasive mussels?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/30/22 10:08:53 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister agree that it is acceptable to use deleterious substances to eradicate aquatic invasive mussels in waterways that are public drinking water?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/30/22 10:10:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, on the government's website, it also lists chemicals, heavy metals and cleaning supplies such as bleach, detergents and pesticides. Does the minister believe that putting pesticides or other chemicals is the way to eradicate aquatic invasive mussels in large waterways?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/30/22 10:11:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the Okanagan Basin Water Board said that deleterious substances are “not an effective tool to address invasive mussels in larger waterbodies which are hydrologically connected to large river systems – like we have in the Okanagan”. Does the minister agree with this statement?
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