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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 - 219 - Sep/18/23

Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

Sep/18/23 2:43:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, considering the forest fire season we had, not to mention the storms and heat waves happening here in Canada and around the planet, I think some would say that all hope is lost. However, we must fight climate change. We must create good jobs in Canada. We must help Canadians in these difficult times. That is exactly what we on this side of the House are doing. What does the Conservative Party have to suggest? It has absolutely no suggestions to make when it comes to fighting climate change. The Conservatives want to make it free to pollute again. For a party that hopes to form government one day, that position is irresponsible.

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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23

Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

Jun/8/23 11:25:14 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member quoted a number of people who have fought the forest fires in his communities in Nova Scotia and spoke at length about how the forest fires are unprecedented. They have never seen such intense forest fires. One of my colleagues and I spoke about the linkages between the extreme forest fires we are seeing and climate change. There is abundant scientific evidence out there on these linkages. The member for South Shore—St. Margarets said, “You are lying. And for you to lie using the tragic situation of my community that have lost their homes because of human set fires is despicable.” According to the member, he seems to have evidence that none of us have about the fact that all those forest fires would have been set by humans. Could the member elaborate on that?

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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23

Hon. Steven Guilbeault

Jun/8/23 11:09:33 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his advocacy on this issue. He talked about the forest fire situation in Canada. It is likely going to be the worst year for forest fires. The federal government is supporting all the provinces and territories, as well as indigenous communities that have requested help from the federal government. I have spoken personally to some indigenous leaders. Parks Canada has been working with some of them, either to evacuate or to support their communities in their forest firefighting exercise. I am the first one to recognize that we need to do more. The member spoke about fossil fuel subsidies. He knows that when it comes to eliminating international fossil fuel subsidies, we are the best performing country in all of the G7 countries. That is not me saying that; I am not patting myself on the back. The member can look at reports from Oil Change International or at what organizations like Environmental Defence have said.

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Context: House Hansard - 199 - May/17/23

Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)

May/17/23 2:54:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are in mid-May and already we are seeing record forest fires in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. I have talked to people in Calgary who say that they cannot breathe because of the forest fires in northern Alberta. Our plan to fight climate change is working. We have reduced carbon pollution by 50 million tonnes. What is the answer of the Conservative Party? It is to make pollution free again, making climate change and forest fires worse. That is not how we will do it on this side of the House.

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