Bruce Fanjoy

Thank you. We seem to be on another fishing expedition, Mr. Leslie. You'll be pleased about that. I'm wondering what is gained by producing all the expenses in great detail of the net-zero advisory board. These are subject to the usual checks and balances, including auditing. It seems like an unnecessary waste of time for this committee. If there's a desire to have the witnesses attend and [more]

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree. We have these motions that keep being dropped. It seems that their intent is ultimately to prevent us from getting to work that we've already committed to working on. As has been noted before, we have a limited number of committee days in which to address the work we've committed to. We have an ERP study that we have to continue to work through and finalize. I [more]

I'm sorry about that. I thought I would be taken off mute automatically. I apologize. Minister, thank you for joining us again at the environment committee. Canadians are concerned about affordability and climate action. While Conservatives think that these two concepts are opposed to each another, I believe they are very much connected. I'd like you to comment on how we can move towards a more [more]

We've recently seen a spike in energy costs, particularly in relation to oil and gas, that has been driven by the conflict in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. This is impacting Canadians. Even though we're half a world away from this conflict, it's impacting Canadians in terms of the price at the pump. However, what has not increased is the cost of renewable energy. Just last week, [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honour the remarkable life of William Herbert Loewen, an entrepreneur and patron of the arts. Bill passed away in Winnipeg on February 4 at the age of 95. He was predeceased by his equally remarkable wife, Shirley, and is survived by their children, Ann, Howard, Louise, Peter and Jennifer, as well as many loved ones. From modest prairie roots, Bill founded Comcheq Services [more]

To move major projects at speed doesn't involve regular updates, quarterly updates, to this committee. We need to remember that we're one committee. Major projects touch several committees, so I don't see the value in this. I think, on an as-needed basis, Ms. Farrell has been generous with her time. I expect her to continue to be generous when we need her, but I think we should respect the fact [more]

Ms. Wallace Richmond, I'd like to talk to you. A lot of our focus is on adaptation measures that can be taken to help prepare our communities for the inevitable challenges we're going to face from extreme weather events. I'm not sure there's any amount of adaptation that can prepare us if we don't also mitigate for the conditions that are increasingly fostering these storms. I'd be interested [more]

Thank you. This committee has heard from Public Safety Canada, which is seeking public engagement from Canadians on how to strengthen federal leadership in emergency management. I'm curious about your views, based on your experience with municipalities across the country. How can we strengthen federal leadership?