Wade Grant

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from North Vancouver—Capilano, along the same sort of lines as my colleague across the way. I know that he was knocking on doors for almost a month recently, and it has been a great success for him. I also want to ask him about how this bill specifically would answer or quell any concerns that he heard when knocking on the doors of the great [more]

Thank you, Madam Speaker—that is, Madam Chair. I'm a bit rusty, as you can see. C-244 I'd like to present that Bill, in clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 1 with the following: 2 Section 125 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following after subsection (6): (7) For greater certainty, for the purposes of this section, a disposal [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. C-244 It is that Bill, in clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 6 on page 2 with the following: 34.1 (1) It is prohibited for an owner of a vessel to transfer ownership of it to a person unless the owner has taken the following steps to satisfy themselves that the person has the resources and intent to maintain, operate and dispose of the vessel in a manner that [more]

C-244 Yes. I move that Billbe amended by adding after line 10 on page 2 the following: 5 Paragraph 130(1)(r) of the Act is replaced by the following: (r) establishing conditions governing the sale, acquisition or other transfer of ownership of vessels, including measures that must be taken before a vessel is sold or acquired or a vessel’s ownership is otherwise transferred;

I'll turn to the officials.

It says “otherwise transferred”.

I can ask those who have helped with this to explain.

I thank you for the question, but I'm going to pass it to the officials to answer.

Someone has to move it.

I will keep with the officials, please.

I'm sorry. Could you reread the question? I didn't quite hear all of it.

Mr. Speaker, it is my first time rising in the House since we have come back, and I am very excited to be back. Issues related to oil sands management are taken seriously. The importance of clean waterways, healthy ecosystems and the well-being of surrounding communities continues to guide federal action in this area, alongside consideration of indigenous rights and interests. Environment and [more]

Mr. Speaker, the incident referenced is deeply concerning, and it reinforces the importance of strong oversight and accountability. Federal officials remain engaged with provincial regulators and indigenous communities to ensure that appropriate response measures are taken and that impacts are fully assessed. Where federal laws apply, they will be enforced. At the same time, this situation [more]