M-80 Styrofoam in acquatic infrastructure
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Motion Text
That:
(a) the House recognize that expanded (EPS) and extruded (XPS) polystyrene (commonly known as styrofoam) in aquatic infrastructure entering the environment could have serious harmful effects; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should,
(i) take immediate measures to ban the use of EPS and XPS in construction of floating structures in the aquatic environment, encased or not, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
(ii) establish an action plan to phase out all legacy EPS and XPS floating structures across all aquatic environments in Canada.
(a) the House recognize that expanded (EPS) and extruded (XPS) polystyrene (commonly known as styrofoam) in aquatic infrastructure entering the environment could have serious harmful effects; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should,
(i) take immediate measures to ban the use of EPS and XPS in construction of floating structures in the aquatic environment, encased or not, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
(ii) establish an action plan to phase out all legacy EPS and XPS floating structures across all aquatic environments in Canada.
Latest Activity
- March 24, 2023
- Placed on Notice
History
- March 24, 2023
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Placed on Notice
Joint Seconders (3)
Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.
Jointly seconded on March 27, 2023
Alistair MacGregor
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
Jointly seconded on April 2, 2023
Lisa Marie Barron
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Jointly seconded on April 4, 2023
Gord Johns
Courtenay—Alberni