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House Hansard - 136

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Nov/28/22 2:57:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, next week, Canada is inviting—
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Ms. Kristina Michaud
  • Nov/28/22 2:57:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, next week, Canada is inviting the entire world to COP15 to talk about biodiversity. In the meantime, in Newfoundland, five oil companies have won the right to do offshore exploratory drilling without an environmental assessment to find oil in the middle of a marine protected area. We are talking about a marine area that is home to humpback whales, blue whales, fin whales and right whales, an endangered species with only 336 individuals remaining in the world as of last year. As far as I know, these species are part of our rich biodiversity. What credibility will Canada have at COP15 to talk about protecting biodiversity?
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Nov/28/22 2:58:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are more than just whales in the waters off Newfoundland. There is coral too. Do members realize that the federal government has imposed restrictions on fishing to protect the coral? Fishers do not have the right to engage in any kind of bottom-contact fishing, and yet the federal government is allowing oil companies to drill for oil. That is a strange line of reasoning. Will the environment minister use COP15 as an opportunity to explain to us why the protection of biodiversity is important for fishers but not for oil companies?
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