M-35 Instruction to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (environment grading label)
43rd Parliament, 2nd Session
Motion Text
That: (a) the House recognize that (i) Canadians understand that climate change represents a threat to our way of life and are looking for opportunities where they can make a difference in their day-to-day lives, (ii) Canadian consumers want and deserve to know the environmental impacts of the products they purchase so that they can make informed decisions, (iii) Canadian industries have already begun to see the benefits of selling sustainable produced and locally grown products, (iv) the government can play a role in bringing together consumer interests and Canadian businesses to create a clear and concise metric by which Canadians can consider the impacts of their buying habits; and (b) the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development be instructed to (i) undertake a study to recommend a consumer-friendly environment grading label on all products available to Canadian consumers and to provide recommendations to the industry sector on ways to implement the labelling regime, and that the study examine, among other matters, the possibility of having the environment grading label include greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy usage, and waste creation, (ii) invite various stakeholders in Canada such as farmers, the industry sector, and environmental experts to appear before the committee on this study, (iii) report its findings and recommendations to the House.
Proposed Amendment
That the motion be amended by:
(a) replacing the words “and (b) the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development” with the words “and (b) the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology”;
(b) replacing the words “(iii) schedule no fewer than 12 meetings for the study” with the words “(iii) schedule no fewer than six meetings for the study”; and
(c) adding, after the words “waste creation”, the following: “, chemicals in products, recyclability, and durability, and which labelling could also include digital labelling to avoid increasing the need for packaging”.
(a) replacing the words “and (b) the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development” with the words “and (b) the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology”;
(b) replacing the words “(iii) schedule no fewer than 12 meetings for the study” with the words “(iii) schedule no fewer than six meetings for the study”; and
(c) adding, after the words “waste creation”, the following: “, chemicals in products, recyclability, and durability, and which labelling could also include digital labelling to avoid increasing the need for packaging”.
Latest Activity
- February 24, 2021
- Decision Made - Agreed To
History
- September 23, 2020
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Reinstated from the Previous Session
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Placed in the Order of Precedence
- November 20, 2020
- Debated
- February 19, 2021
- Debated
- February 24, 2021
- Decision Made - Agreed To