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Richard Cannings

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • South Okanagan—West Kootenay
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 60%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $128,729.57

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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Sep/29/23 1:28:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-50 
Madam Speaker, I am glad the member for Elmwood—Transcona brought up signals that the current government and governments around the world are sending. Five years ago, I was at a G20 meeting on energy. The subject was this transition that we are talking about today. Germany, Japan, Argentina and even China were talking about the need to move to renewables quickly, and Canada got up and said we built an oil pipeline and would like to build more natural gas pipelines. It was a real face-smacking moment on the world stage. Workers can see that too. They see this transition is happening. Could the member talk more about how we need to involve workers in this process?
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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Oct/28/22 12:13:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition about the just transition. The petitioners say that Canada must address the climate emergency, and they request that the government bring in initiatives that reduce emissions by 60% below 2005 levels, that wind down the fossil fuel industry and related infrastructure, that end fossil fuel subsidies, that transition us to a decarbonized economy, that create good green jobs and drive inclusive workforce development, that protect and strengthen human rights and workers' rights, that expand the social safety net through new income supports and that pay for the transition by increasing taxes on the wealthiest and corporations and financing through a public national bank.
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