Mr. Speaker, we have asked seven times now for the government to table its plan to deal with a major offshore oil spill.
Instead of a plan, we get half-truths about the activity in the Arctic waters. We get a minister who admits he has no budget to conduct research into the effects of a major spill, a minister who admits he does not have one red cent for oil spill emergency relief.
Why is the federal government not taking the lead on an issue that could have such dire consequences for our environment and our economy?