{"time": "2025-05-28 15:20:00", "attribution": {"en": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NDP)", "fr": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NPD)"}, "content": {"en": "

Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your election as Speaker.

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I rise to table a petition that is very important and timely. It is from the residents of Union Bay on Vancouver Island, who are deeply frustrated. They cite that there is significant risk to workers and the environment associated with ship-breaking due to the presence of a wide variety of hazardous materials and end-of-life marine vessels.

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The petitioners also highlight that unlike other jurisdictions, Canada lacks standards on ship-breaking and unregulated ship-breaking activities, which are putting our oceans, coastal communities and workers at risk on Vancouver Island and around Canada. The lack of domestic oversight of ship-breaking and the disposal of end-of-life marine vessels frustrates Canada's ability to ensure compliance with its international obligations under the Basel Convention. The petitioners highlight that this could be a job creator.

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The petitioners want to see the Government of Canada develop enforceable federal standards to reduce the negative impact of environmental and social impacts of ship-breaking that meet or exceed those set out in the EU ship recycling regulation; provide assistance through loans or grants to long-term, reputable ship-breaking companies to facilitate the implementation of new federal standards in their operations; and develop a strategy for recycling end-of-life, federally owned marine vessels.

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This is the fourth year I have tabled this petition with no action.

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Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je vous f\u00e9licite pour votre \u00e9lection \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence.

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Je prends la parole pour d\u00e9poser une p\u00e9tition tr\u00e8s importante et d'actualit\u00e9. Elle \u00e9mane des habitants de Union Bay, sur l'\u00eele de Vancouver, qui ressentent une grande frustration. Ils affirment que le d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement des navires pr\u00e9sente des risques importants pour les travailleurs et l'environnement en raison de la pr\u00e9sence d'une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de mat\u00e9riaux dangereux et de navires en fin de vie.

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Les p\u00e9titionnaires soulignent \u00e9galement que, contrairement \u00e0 d'autres administrations, le Canada ne dispose pas de normes relatives au d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de navires et aux activit\u00e9s de d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de navires non r\u00e9glement\u00e9es, ce qui constitue une menace pour nos oc\u00e9ans, nos communaut\u00e9s c\u00f4ti\u00e8res et les travailleurs de l'\u00eele de Vancouver et de l'ensemble du Canada. L'absence de surveillance nationale du d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement des navires et de l'\u00e9limination des navires en fin de vie emp\u00eache le Canada de s'acquitter de ses obligations internationales au titre de la Convention de B\u00e2le. Les p\u00e9titionnaires soulignent que nous pourrions ainsi cr\u00e9er des emplois.

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Les p\u00e9titionnaires souhaitent que le gouvernement du Canada \u00e9labore des normes f\u00e9d\u00e9rales ex\u00e9cutoires visant \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les incidences environnementales et sociales du d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de navires, qui soient conformes ou sup\u00e9rieures \u00e0 celles \u00e9nonc\u00e9es dans le r\u00e8glement de l'Union europ\u00e9enne relatif au recyclage des navires; qu'il accorde une aide sous forme de pr\u00eats ou de subventions aux entreprises de d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de navires r\u00e9put\u00e9es et \u00e9tablies de longue date, afin de faciliter la mise en \u0153uvre des nouvelles normes f\u00e9d\u00e9rales applicables \u00e0 leurs activit\u00e9s; et qu'il \u00e9labore une strat\u00e9gie de recyclage des navires en fin de vie appartenant \u00e0 l'\u00c9tat f\u00e9d\u00e9ral.

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C'est la quatri\u00e8me ann\u00e9e que je d\u00e9pose cette p\u00e9tition sans qu'on y donne suite.

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