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Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Hon. Steven Guilbeault

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Environment and Climate Change
  • Liberal
  • Laurier—Sainte-Marie
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 59%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $99,511.83

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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 3:14:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have been very clear that there will be no special pathway for the Pathways project. If that project is subject to the federal Impact Assessment Act, it will be evaluated as other federal projects are evaluated. There will be no special cases made for that project.
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Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/3/24 12:15:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would remind my hon. colleague that the Supreme Court of Canada, in an opinion last year, told us that we had to revise the Impact Assessment Act. This is exactly what we are doing. However, through an agreement with the Ontario government, we will make sure that federal laws, such as the Species at Risk Act or the Migratory Birds Convention Act, will apply to Highway 413. These elements will be assessed as part of this project.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/2/24 3:15:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-69 
Mr. Speaker, as the Supreme Court asked us to do, we have brought changes to the Impact Assessment Act of Canada to ensure that the federal government will do what the federal government is supposed to be doing while provinces do their part in impact assessment, and we are confident that this will help us to move forward. I would remind my hon. colleague that at the time Bill C-69 was adopted, we did not have clean fuel standards, we did not have zero-emission vehicle standards, we did not have regulations on methane and we were not working on a cap on oil and gas emissions or clean electricity standards.
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Jun/22/22 2:50:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my hon. colleague that, as Minister of Environment, I never circumvented environmental assessment rules, unlike my colleague, who did so not once, not twice but three times during his tenure as environment minister. We have a plan. Our plan is working. Pollution levels in Canada are down. We will keep doing what we are doing.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 2:58:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. On the one hand, a province is suing us because it says we are going too far in environmental assessments. On the other hand, environmental groups say we are doing too little. What we are doing is striking a balance and finding the best possible way to advance environmental assessment and environmental protection in this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/7/22 2:52:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when we reformed environmental impact assessments under Bill C-69, we made a commitment that we were going to depoliticize the process of environmental projects in Canada. Our government has accepted the environmental impact assessment done by the agency, which conducted a rigorous, robust and transparent process that lasted almost four years. This project will include requirements for net-zero emissions by 2050 and 137 other environmental protection measures. The project aligns with the government's ambitious emissions reduction plan and will need to fit under the emission cap for the oil and gas sector.
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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Apr/7/22 2:33:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my hon. colleague that the Bay du Nord project underwent a four-year, independent environmental assessment, not to mention consultations with scientists, experts and 42 indigenous communities. I would also like to remind him that his leader allowed drilling on Anticosti Island without any environmental assessment whatsoever. We, on our side, have been assessing this project for four years, and I have received a green light from the federal environmental assessment agency.
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Mar/1/22 2:40:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague once again. The Impact Assessment Agency assessed the Bay du Nord project. The project is under review by our government. We will make a decision as soon as possible.
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