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House Hansard - 88

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 14, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Jun/14/22 10:15:37 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition on behalf of several dozen residents of my communities of New Westminster—Burnaby. Given the extent of the opioid crisis that we have seen and the fact that we have a death occurring in Canada about every two hours, on average, and that we have had a death toll of over 15,000 in the past four years alone, these constituents are calling upon the Government of Canada to declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency and take important steps to end overdose deaths, to collaborate with provinces and territories to develop that comprehensive pan-Canadian overdose action plan that is so important, including looking at reforms such as legal regulation of drugs to ensure safe supply and decriminalization for personal use, and to ensure that this emergency is taken seriously, with adequately funded programming and supports. These constituents ask the Government of Canada to act on the opioid crisis.
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/22 2:28:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we have one of the most comprehensive emissions reduction plans in the world. It will deliver clean air and a strong economy for all Canadians. Experts agree that our plan credibly outlines the contributions that every sector must make to achieve our climate targets. The Canadian Climate Institute, Équiterre, Clean Prosperity and other leading scientists have all approved our final plan. We promised an ambitious and achievable plan and that is exactly what we delivered.
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/22 2:43:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would invite my colleague to read the entire Globe and Mail article, and not just the headline, because two experts are quoted who believe that what the oil industry is being asked to do is indeed ambitious. What Canada hopes to do is ambitious. I would have expected the Bloc Québécois to support an ambitious approach in the fight against climate change. This plan focuses on the lives of over 30,000 Canadians. It has been applauded by organizations such as the Pembina Institute, the World Wildlife Fund, Environmental Defence, Équiterre and the David Suzuki Foundation. Our government will ensure that this plan is implemented so that Canada can meet its targets.
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/22 2:51:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what strikes me is that the member does not seem to have read the 2030 emissions reduction plan, because it is a plan to reduce our emissions by 40% to 45%. There is a plan for net zero by 2050, and that plan is coming. If he had read the 2030 plan, the member opposite would see that we have, for the first time in the history of this country, shown how we get to our 2030 targets per sector. That has been validated by a number of experts, including the ex-leader of the B.C. Green Party, IPCC scientists and a number of other experts across the country.
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