Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment and concerns oil and gas exploration.
I certainly agree with hon. members of the official opposition about risks of oil and gas in British Columbia, but on the other coast while many areas have been developed, one has never been touched.
This is the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a most biologically productive region with over 2,000 marine species including endangered blue whales. It is now threatened by a deep water oil well. This is a region that touches five provinces.
The minister has received the request for a joint panel. Could he tell this House if he agrees?