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{
"time": "2026-02-13 13:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Will Greaves",
"fr": "Will Greaves"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9153707\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to continue. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153708\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to start again by expressing the thanks and appreciation that everybody in my community has to the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of southern Vancouver Island, the Songhees, Esquimalt and W\u0331S\u00c1NE\u0106 nations, whose stewardship of and care for the lands and waters that we live on today since time immemorial sets a high bar for our governments and communities to achieve today. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153709\" data-originallang=\"en\">The bill before us proposes important amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to ensure that no person or ship can \u201callow the disposal\u201d of substances in our waters. This is about proactive stewardship. It ensures that negligence is no longer a legal defence for polluting our marine ecosystems.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153710\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Salish Sea, which surrounds my region and my riding, is an intricate ecosystem, home to species such as the southern resident killer whale and the chinook salmon. These species are put at risk when pollutants are introduced in our waterways, and we have a duty to act.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153711\" data-originallang=\"en\">The clean coasts act is a common-sense, preventative measure. It would protect our blue economy, save millions in future salvage costs and honour our commitment to maintaining the health, beauty and accessibility of the B.C. coast and all of Canada's coasts for everyone. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153712\" data-originallang=\"en\">I sincerely thank my colleague the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"317885\" href=\"/politicians/patrick-weiler/\" title=\"Patrick Weiler\">West Vancouver\u2014Sunshine Coast\u2014Sea to Sky Country</a> for bringing this bill forward, and I urge all members of the House to support this important piece of legislation to keep our coasts clean, to keep owners accountable and to keep our oceans thriving. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9153707\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis heureux d'avoir l'occasion de continuer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153708\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je tiens tout d'abord \u00e0 exprimer la gratitude et la reconnaissance de tous les gens de ma collectivit\u00e9 envers les peuples de langue lekwungen du sud de l'\u00eele de Vancouver, les nations Songhees, Esquimalt et W\u0331S\u00c1NE\u0106, qui gardent et prot\u00e8gent les terres o\u00f9 nous vivons et les eaux qui les baignent depuis des temps imm\u00e9moriaux. De ce fait, ces peuples et nations constituent un exemple \u00e0 suivre pour les gouvernements et la population.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153709\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet de loi \u00e0 l'\u00e9tude propose des modifications importantes \u00e0 la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement afin qu'aucune personne ni aucun navire ne puisse \u00ab permettre \u00e0 quiconque de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 l'immersion \u00bb de substances dans nos eaux. Il s'agit d'une gestion proactive. Ainsi, la n\u00e9gligence ne pourra plus \u00eatre un moyen de d\u00e9fense \u00e0 employer devant les tribunaux pour ne pas \u00eatre tenu responsable de la pollution des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes marins.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153710\" data-originallang=\"en\">La mer des Salish, qui entoure ma r\u00e9gion et ma circonscription, est un \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me complexe qui abrite des esp\u00e8ces telles que l'\u00e9paulard r\u00e9sident du sud et le saumon quinnat. Les polluants introduits dans nos cours d'eau menacent ces esp\u00e8ces, et nous avons le devoir d'agir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153711\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet de loi sur la lutte contre la pollution des c\u00f4tes propose une mesure pr\u00e9ventive pleine de bon sens. Il prot\u00e9gerait notre \u00e9conomie bleue, permettrait d'\u00e9conomiser des millions de dollars en co\u00fbts de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration \u00e0 l'avenir et serait une fa\u00e7on d'honorer notre engagement \u00e0 pr\u00e9server la sant\u00e9, la beaut\u00e9 et l'accessibilit\u00e9 de la c\u00f4te de la Colombie\u2011Britannique et de toutes les c\u00f4tes du Canada pour tout le monde.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9153712\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je remercie sinc\u00e8rement mon coll\u00e8gue le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"317885\" href=\"/politicians/patrick-weiler/\" title=\"Patrick Weiler\">West Vancouver\u2014Sunshine Coast\u2014Sea to Sky Country</a> d'avoir pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ce projet de loi et j'exhorte tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s \u00e0 appuyer cette importante mesure l\u00e9gislative visant \u00e0 assurer la propret\u00e9 des c\u00f4tes canadiennes, \u00e0 tenir les propri\u00e9taires responsables de leurs actes et \u00e0 assurer la vitalit\u00e9 des oc\u00e9ans.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/2/13/will-greaves-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/will-greaves/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4851/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13362241",
"h1": {
"en": "Private Members' Business",
"fr": "Affaires \u00e9manant des d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Clean Coasts Act",
"fr": "Loi sur la lutte contre la pollution des c\u00f4tes"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/2/13/",
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}
}