Madam Speaker, in light of the fact that a 2-million-square kilometre ozone hole has been discovered in the Arctic and cuts are being made when we do not fully understand the ozone problem or the future of the ozone layer, will the government rescind the letters to the scientists?
I must also ask, was the government aware of the Arctic ozone hole when it decided to cut monitoring?
The government should have been aware of the research when it told scientists that their jobs were in jeopardy. The Nature article was accepted for publication in May and cuts were reported in August.
If the government was not aware of the research, why not?
Regrettably, instead of considering this urgent evidence, the government appears to have chosen to make cuts based on its own ideological agenda.
Finally, yesterday, the minister congratulated a scientist for his contributions to the Nature study.
Is the minister aware the scientist received a letter?