Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03 Chair: The Honourable TOMMY BANKS Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Thursday, April 10, 2003 Issue No. 12 Seventh and eighth meetings on: Emerging Issues Related to the Mandate of the Committee (Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol) and First meeting on: Bill C-2, An Act to establish a process for assessing the […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
There are many ways in which the utilities can get involved. Some have a different challenge from others. Some utilities are Crown corporations and some are in the private sector. It varies, but they will all have to do their share to reduce greenhouse gasses, although they will have to use different methods. Senator Spivak: […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Senator Milne: Are you relying on the provinces to do this? Mr. Dhaliwal: No, we are taking the lead role. Senator Milne: I was hoping that some of the federal money would be for this and also for R&D on biodiesel. Mr. Dhaliwal: Yes, part of the debate that will happen in the ad hoc […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
[Translation] First, commitment. The Climate Change Plan is the cornerstone of this government’s commitment to making a global contribution to addressing climate change. The Budget 2003 investment of $2 billion over five years brings our total investment in climate change action since 1997 to $3.7 billion. This is in addition to a number of other […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Anderson: That is one reason we excluded the automotive sector from the group of large emitters. There is that improvement. Also, you are quite correct in saying that per dollar of GDP the energy intensity has dramatically improved. Ours has been one of the most successful economies over the last few years. That is […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Mr. Anderson: I cannot, really. However, the more information you provide, the better off you are. There will be journalists who will pick up this aspect; salesmen will use it as a selling point for a stove or fridge or, indeed, a vehicle. Having said that, it is true that it is not the only […]
WTO deadline missed
PARLIAMENT HILL–On March 31, a very important deadline in the Doha Development Round international trade negotiations was missed. That was the day when WTO-member countries were to have agreed on the basic framework, or modalities, for an agreement on agriculture. For most WTO member countries, including developing and least developed nations, agriculture is the most […]
Free and fair trade is the answer
PARLIAMENT HILL–Changes in the world’s trading practices are a hot topic of discussion on the world stage. The goal of these talks is to increase trade liberalization to provide all players on the world market equal opportunity and increased prosperity. Liberalization of trade is in Canada’s national interest. Trade is an essential component to a […]
Vanclief’s responses to House Agriculture Committee
PARLIAMENT HILL–On March 20, Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief was called before the House Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, chaired by Liberal MP Paul Steckle, to talk about the department’s spending estimates and the Agriculture Policy Framework. Liberal Mr. Vanclief was there along with the Agriculture Deputy Minister Samuel Watson; President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, […]
Grit Dairy Caucus monitoring WTO negotiations
PARLIAMENT HILL–The Liberal Dairy Caucus was formed to provide a forum where Parliamentarians can meet with dairy industry representatives and improve their understanding of the sector. As Chair of the Liberal Dairy Caucus, I have been pleased to be in a position to contribute to an improved level of public understanding of this important industry. […]
