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House Hansard - 197

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 15, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/15/23 1:34:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, the member for Winnipeg North spoke about the committee process in his speech. He might know that our colleague, the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, proposed 24 amendments at committee, none of which were supported. The member spoke about the right to a healthy environment. Several of those amendments would have enhanced that right. Rather than simply considering the right to a healthy environment, one of the amendments would have ensured that the bill would protect the right to a healthy environment. It would have given the opportunity to ensure companies that did not adhere to that right would pay damages for doing so. What does the hon. member have to say to this?
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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/15/23 5:15:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Mr. Speaker, we heard from our colleague from Timmins—James Bay about the implications of not doing more to get toxic substances out of our environment. These are substances such as asbestos, mercury and lead. It continues to be the case through the bill that pollution prevention plans would be optional. Our colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands had put forward amendments that would have required pollution prevention plans. At the current pace of voluntary pollution prevention plans, we will not have the toxic substances in schedule 1 all covered for another 100 years or so. How can the member support the bill as it stands with this voluntary approach?
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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/15/23 5:50:40 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I am sure the member for Vaudreuil—Soulanges would agree with me that the right to a healthy environment needs to be more than a bumper sticker. I wonder if he would share to what extent he is similarly disappointed that reasonable amendments from many parties, including from the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, which would have ensured that the right to a healthy environment is not just considered but protected, were not accepted?
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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/15/23 6:49:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay for his leadership in introducing a true right to a healthy environment through Bill C-219. I think this is the third speech I have heard sharing an interest in introducing better legislation before we even get this bill passed. We know that the Conservative Party intends to support this legislation, but it does not even support a carbon tax as a starting point, the simplest environmental policy of any to begin with. What does he think this says about the quality of the legislation in front of us now?
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