Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment recently said that our drinking water is in danger but he cannot do anything about it because it is a provincial responsibility. We now learn, in fact, that the Canada Water Act has been around for 30 years and gives the government all the authority it needs when water quality becomes a matter of urgent national concern.
If the quality of our drinking water is really a priority for the government, then I ask the Prime Minister why the government has not bothered to issue an annual report since 1996, as required by the Canada Water Act.