Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I merely wanted to congratulate my colleague on his spirited defence. It was excellent. The problem with his amendment—and I would like the other parties in Parliament to lose this bad habit—is that it infringes on areas of provincial jurisdiction. Consider, for example, proposed paragraph (2.1)(c) which reads as follows: (c) preserving the biodiversity of lands used in biofuel production”.
I have to say that this amendment, like all of the others, is quite laudable. I don't disagree with the objective. However, the targeted area falls directly under the jurisdiction of the Commission de la protection du territoire agricole du Québec. It is not interested in having the federal government meddle in this area. For that reason, the Bloc Québécois will, unfortunately, not be able to support this amendment.
I simply wanted to make that clear. Colleagues may want to think twice in future about proposing measures that infringe on provincial jurisdiction, and especially on Quebec's jurisdiction.