Nicolas Picard

Advising on the climate, environmental, and economic risks of new bitumen pipelines and related fossil fuel industry expansion, and seeking to mitigate harms. Seeking to stop proposal changes to Impact Assessment Act, Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act that the federal government released a spring 2026 discussion paper concerning proposed changes to the IAA, Fisheries Act and SARA that would significantly weaken protection of environment and human health Seeking that the federal government deny changes to the Tripartite Agreement, and therefore not enable a process toward expanding the Toronto Island Airport to accommodate jets. Supporting the federal government's plans and financial support for decarbonizing steel production in Canada. Seeking Cabinet Emergency Order to protect the critical habitat of piping plover at Wasaga Beach Supporting the federal government in its negotiation of a strong international treaty on plastic pollution. Supporting federal action establishing a Federal Plastics Registry requiring producers to report annually on the quantity and types of plastic they place on the Canadian market, how it moves through the economy, and how it is managed at its end-of-life. Advising on the climate impacts of existing or proposed LNG projects, as well as the global business environment for LNG, and seeking to mitigate harms. Advising on the environmental impacts of projects enabled by Bill C-5 and seeking to mitigate harms. Environmental and industrial strategy approaches to reducing waste and material inputs Seeking a strengthening of the Output-based pricing system intended to make polluters pay Supporting the implementation, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of Clean Electricity Regulations to mitigate climate change and build a low carbon future. Supporting stronger regulations under the Fisheries Act on Oil Sands Mining Effluent Release. Supporting investment in systems for reuse and refill as an alternative to single-use packaging. Supporting a Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them. Federal Budget - providing resources for environmental initiatives, including climate change, public transit, renewable energy, climate finance accountability, investment in water and wastewater infrastructure, pollution abatement and enforcement, economic transition, sustainable jobs, aligning federal spending with climate objectives and restricting resources for fossil fuels. Rouge National Urban Park expansion involving the former Pickering Airport lands. Supporting the strengthening of current and future federal government emission reduction targets. Ensure a green investments Taxonomy does not include fossil fuels. Advancing climate transition plans across the economy, requiring federally regulated financial institutions and large companies to develop and implement plans that align their business with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Supporting federal action to protect communities and ecosystems from local impacts in the oil sands, including from seeping oil sands process water. Supporting the establishment, under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), of regulations requiring disclosure, and prohibitions, restrictions, or container requirements for certain human health hazards of concern (HHHOCs) in consumer chemical products. Supporting the establishment of the Canada Public Transit Fund and negotiated infrastructure funding agreements with provinces, territories, and cities, where the federal government would establish land-use standards near federally funded transit stations, establish zero-emission bus procurement requirements and expand operations funding to increase transit service levels. Supporting the establishment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of regulations to address plastic pollution. Supporting the establishment, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, of reg

Impact of work stoppages in Canadian supply chains. Implementation of Transportation Modernization Act including development of regulations relating to transportation data reporting; amendments to shipper remedies; response to recommendations of the National Supply Chain Task Force; response to Transport Canada internal rail freight review. governance and regulation of ports and port charges - Canada Marine Act, Canada Transportation Act

Indice de durabilité, droit à la réparation, obsolescence des biens, concurrence, protection des consommateurs et emplois verts. Transport: politiques de mobilité durable, modes de transport émergents, électrification des transports Politiques et programmes relatifs aux changements climatiques. Nouvelles lois et réglementations nécessaires pour atteindre nos objectifs engagé lors de la COP21 à Paris, incluant soumettre des recommandations pour le développement du cadre pan-canadien sur le climat et la croissance propre et de nouveau programmes fédéraux pour réduire les GES. Discussion sur la santé des sols, les programmes favorisant les cultures résiliantes et gestion et réglementation des pesticides et autres intrants. Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement et plus précisément le projet de Règlement sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre des automobiles à passagers et des camions léger Investissements fédéraux en infrastructure, transport collectif et infrastructure vertes Politiques et programmes relatifs aux changements climatiques, à la transition juste et à l'adaptation aux changements climatiques, Évaluation environnementale des projets énergétiques. Cadre législatif sur les organismes de bienfaisance. Supporter des changements à la loi Canadienne régissant les organismes de bienfaisance au Canada du Ministère du Revenu du Canada, ainsi que les règlements et directives des fonctionnaires de Revenu Canada quant à l'application de la loi, pour assurer que les organismes de bienfaisances du Canada puisse continuer leur travail sans risque pour leur statut charitable. Budget: Discussion sur différentes mesures et modalités pour rendre le budget fédéral plus responsable du point de vue environnemental.