2007 Speeches
| February |
February 22, 2007 |
2007 Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Waste Management Association
“The changing climate of waste management” Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel, Toronto |
February 16, 2007 |
“Planning
for Tomorrow — Progress and Partnerships” , Association
of Municipal Recycling Coordinators, Hockley Valley
Resort, Orangeville |
February 15, 2007 |
Source
protection funding announcement, Port Hope, Ontario
|
February 14, 2007 |
Keeping
Watch of Our Earth: A Moral Imperative -
All Saints’ Kingsway Anglican Church |
February 14, 2007 |
Ontario’s
Environmental Leaders Program Event, Trillium Health
Centre |
February 5, 2007 |
Deposit
Return Event with Minister Caplan,Summerhill LCBO and
Beer Store, Toronto, Ontario |
| January |
January 31, 2007 |
The
Great Lakes: An Agenda for the Next Decade, Toronto
City Hall, Toronto, Ontario |
January 29, 2007 |
Fluorescent
Lamp Stewardship Pilot Project Launch, Leslieville Public
School, Toronto, Ontario |
January 11, 2007 |
Banning
Used Oil Announcement, Breslau, Ontario |
2006 Speeches
| November |
November 1, 2006 |
House
Statement, Environment Industry Day, 2006, Queen’s
Park, Toronto, Ontario |
| October |
October 19, 2006 |
House
Statement to the Ontario Legislature, Blue Box Anniversary |
October 18, 2006 |
Remarks
for Third Reading of Bill 43 – the Clean Water
Act |
| September |
September 15 , 2006 |
6th
Annual Grand River Watershed Forum, GRCA Administration
Centre, Cambridge |
September 10 , 2006 |
LCBO
bottle deposit/return announcement at The Beer Store
Distribution Centre, Brampton, Ontario |
| August |
August 21, 2006 |
Standing
Committee on Bill 43 – The Clean Water Act |
| June |
June 26, 2006 |
Shared
Air Summit 2006: Keynote Address |
June 26, 2006 |
Shared
Air Summit 2006: Closing Remarks |
June 21, 2006 |
Moving
Forward: Waste Infrastructure …Basics and Beyond,
Municipal Waste Integration Network , 2006 Annual Conference |
June 19, 2006 |
Technology
Demonstration Facility — Grand Opening, Walkerton
Clean Water Centre |
June 7, 2006 |
2006
Smog Summit, Toronto City Hall Council Chambers |
June 6, 2006 |
Proposed
Improvements to Environmental Assessment - Stakeholder
Luncheon |
June 6, 2006 |
Media
Studio Announcement -Improvements to Environmental Assessments |
| May |
May 31, 2006 |
To
introduce Stephen Lewis, Keynote Speaker - 2006 Natural
City Conference: Success Stories |
May 16, 2006 |
International
Conference on the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes Ecosystem,
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
- “Source Water Protection Part II Progress and
Challenges” |
May 12, 2006 |
York
Transit Announcement |
May 11, 2006 |
Speakers’
Forum 2006, Recycling Council of Ontario - “MAKING
WASTE HISTORY - How to Solve Ontario’s Waste Puzzle” |
May 10, 2006 |
Media
Briefing on Transboundary Air |
May 1, 2006 |
Ontario
Water Works Association/Ontario Municipal Water Association
Annual Conference – “Partners in Quality,
Safeguarding the Source: Ontario’s Clean Water
Act” |
| April |
April 28, 2006 |
Funding
Announcement – Quinte Conservation Authority |
April 28, 2006 |
Funding
Announcement – Rideau Valley Conservation Authority |
April 24, 2006 |
Funding
Announcement – Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority |
April 20, 2006 |
Waste
Diversion Ontario Annual General Meeting (Toronto) –
“New directions in waste management in Ontario” |
| March |
March 24, 2006 |
Dofasco
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy (Hamilton) |
| February |
February 24, 2006 |
Collège
Boréal Conference Centre (Sudbury) – “Working
Together to Fight Acid Rain” |
February 23, 2006 |
Sudbury
Restoration Workshop (Sudbury) – “The Clean
Water Act – Health in the Balance” |
February 17, 2006 |
Press
Conference (Toronto) – “Challenging the
U.S. to Protect Air Quality” |
February 16, 2006 |
Association
of Municipal Recycling Co-ordinators (Orangeville) –
“Recycling and Sustainable Solutions in Waste
Management” |
February 16, 2006 |
Statement
to the Ontario Legislature (Toronto) – “Ontario
and the Climate Change Challenge” |
February 8, 2006 |
Meeting
with Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (Toronto)
– “Championing Business, Championing the
Environment” |
February 2, 2006 |
Emerald
Awards (Toronto) – “Celebrating Excellence
at the Ministry of the Environment” |
| January |
January 27, 2006 |
Family
Literacy Day at Islington Junior Middle School (Toronto)
– “Environmental Lessons for a Lifetime” |
January 26, 2006 |
Environmental
Careers Organization: ECO Conference 2006 (Toronto)
– “Environmental Careers and Ontario’s
Future” |
January 19, 2006 |
Cheque
presentation to Essex Region Conservation Authority
(Windsor) – “Investing in the Science of
Clean Water” |
2005 Speeches
| December |
December 7, 2005 |
The
United Nations Conference on Climate Change (Montreal,
PQ) - “Climate Change and Doing the Right Thing” |
December 6, 2005 |
The
United Nations Conference on Climate Change (Montreal,
PQ) - “The Ethics of Climate Change” |
December 5, 2005 |
Statement
to the Ontario Legislature (Toronto) - “Introducing
the Clean Water Act, 2005” |
December 5, 2005 |
Press
Conference (Toronto) - “Announcing Introduction
of the Clean Water Act, 2005" |
December 1, 2005 |
Ministry
of the Environment Leadership Forum (Toronto) - “Meeting
Challenges Together" |
| November |
November 28, 2005 |
Statement
to the Ontario Legislature (Toronto) - “Environment
Industry Day at Queen’s Park” |
November 18, 2005 |
2005
Ontario Trucking Association Convention (Toronto) -
“Announcing Drive Clean Reforms” |
November 16, 2005 |
AD Latornell Conservation Symposium (Alliston) - “Healthy
Waters, Healthy Communities - Protecting Our Shared
Legacy” |
November 3, 2005 |
Ontario Recycler Workshop (Toronto) - “Launching
the Shared Knowledge Network” |
November 1, 2005 |
Ontario
Health Association HealthAchieve2005 Conference and
Exhibition (Toronto) - “Recognizing Green Health
Care Accomplishments” |
| October |
October 13, 2005 |
Canadian
Urban Institute’s Canadian Brownfields 2005 conference
(Ottawa) - “Developing Liveable Communities -
Creating a Healthy and Prosperous Future” |
October 5, 2005 |
2005
Technical Conference and Annual General Meeting of the
Canadian Environmental Auditing Association (Toronto)
- “Monitoring Environmental Success” |
| September |
September 27, 2005 |
York
University Gala Dinner (Toronto) - “The Entrepreneurial
Spirit and the Environment - What’s Good for the
Environment is Good for Business” |
September 26, 2005 |
Reception
for Industry Leaders (Toronto) - “Partners for
a Sustainable Future” |
September 22, 2005 |
International
Emissions Trading Association Breakfast (Toronto) -
“Ontario’s Leadership on Climate Change” |
September 16, 2005 |
2005
Grand River Watershed Water Forum (Cambridge) - “Ontario’s
Clean Water Legacy” |
| August |
August 29, 2005 |
Queen’s
Park Child Care Centre (Toronto) - “Announcing
Ontario’s New Industrial Air Standards for Better
Air Quality (Regulation 419/05)"
|
August 22, 2005 |
Dioxin
2005/ISPAC 20 Joint Conference (Toronto) - “Strong
Environmental Protection Needs a Strong Scientific Foundation” |
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