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Bill C-317
- At report stage in the House of Commons
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- Bill C-317, titled the National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act, aims to develop a national strategy in Canada for providing key stakeholders, such as governments, Indigenous communities, universities, and industry, with the necessary information to accurately forecast floods and droughts. The strategy will assess the need for national coordination, new investments, and the application of novel technologies in forecasting. It will also evaluate the need for modeling that identifies properties and infrastructure at risk from floods, establish a national cooperative flood and drought forecasting system, and propose the creation of a national hydrological forecasting service. Reports on the strategy's progress and effectiveness will be prepared and tabled in Parliament. The bill acknowledges the increasing damages caused by floods and droughts in Canada and aims to address this issue by enhancing forecasting capabilities.
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SteelmanSpren in Favour
- One steelman argument in favor of Bill C-317, the National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act, is that it provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to flood and drought forecasting in Canada. Proponents argue that the current system of flood and drought forecasting, conducted by the provinces without coordination between them and limited federal technical support, is inadequate to address the rising damages caused by extreme weather events related to climate change. By establishing a national strategy, the government can ensure that key stakeholders have access to the information they need to effectively forecast floods and droughts. The bill acknowledges that floodplains are expanding and droughts are intensifying, disproportionately impacting communities and industries, such as the farming industry. By developing advanced flood and drought forecasting models that incorporate inputs from multiple meteorological fo
SteelmanSpren Against
- Steelman argument opposing this bill: While the intention behind establishing a national strategy on flood and drought forecasting may seem admirable, there are concerns about the practicality, costs, and potential limitations of such an approach. Firstly, the coordination and implementation of a national strategy would require significant financial resources and bureaucratic oversight, which may burden the already stretched budgets of both federal and provincial governments. Additionally, the effectiveness of a centralized approach may be questionable, as flood and drought conditions vary greatly across different regions of Canada. Provinces have existing expertise and infrastructure in place to address these issues, and a top-down approach from the federal government may disrupt local initiatives and hinder adaptive decision-making. Furthermore, the bill does not outline a clear plan for information sharing and collaboration between
House Committee
- Report 11 presented to the House
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 14, 2024, your Committee has considered Bill C-317, An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting, and agreed on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 2
That Bill C-317, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 8 on page 2 the following:
“Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982. (peuples autochtones)”
Clause 3
That Bill C-317, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 2 with the following:
“Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Minister of Natural Re‐”
That Bill C-317, in Clause 3, be amended
(a) by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following:
“universities, civil society organizations and industry, including from the insurance industry.”
(b) by replacing lines 4 to 11 on page 3 with the following:
“(c) an assessment of opportunities to develop national flood and drought forecasting across Canada in order to help meet the information needs of the provinces, municipalities, industry, including the insurance industry, and Indigenous communities in respect of short- and long-term flood and drought forecasting, including current and future flood-plain delineation; and”
That Bill C-317, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 13 to 17 on page 3 with the following:
“ment of a cooperative, national hydrological and water resources forecasting service and system based on the federal-provincial distributed model of the National Hydrological Service.”
Clause 4
That Bill C-317, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 24 and 25 on page 3 with the following:
“(2) The Minister must publish the report on a Government of Canada website within 10 days af-”
Clause 5
That Bill C-317, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 36 and 37 on page 3 with the following:
“(2) The Minister must publish the report on a Government of Canada website within 10 days af-”
Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-317, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 102 and 105) is tabled.
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House Debates
House Motion No. 643
- Bill C-317
- Latest: Second reading in the House of Commons
- That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the
Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development .
- Feb. 14, 2024, 2 p.m.
- In Progress
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House Debates
House Debates
House Debates
House Debates
- March 8, 2023, 4:58 p.m.
- Passed
- March 8, 2023, 2 p.m.
- Passed