Environment committee  Yes. I believe the Government of Quebec made a very wise decision, because it was quite clear that the media had been exaggerating the magnitude of the cyanobacteria problem. In reality, there are only fifteen or so waterways in Quebec that are seriously affected by cyanobacteri

Environment committee  As a precautionary measure, I believe it should be extended to all institutions where pathogenic contamination could be spread to others. In my own mind, that primarily means hospitals. Should restaurants be included? I don't know, but my personal opinion is that they should not

Environment committee  No; my only point was that, by getting into a discussion of agriculture and buffer strips, we were getting off today's topic, which is Bill C-469 dealing with phosphorus concentrations in detergents. We should not just forget about the other issues. However, my view is that thos

Environment committee  So, can I leave now?

Environment committee  Fine. Thank you.

Environment committee  Yes. Can I leave now?

Environment committee  Yes. But I don't see any need for hurry in moving ahead with this date. I think it should be a single date for everybody in the game. July 1, 2010, seems to be reasonable for everybody, so I don't see the point of enacting this legislation earlier than July 1, 2010. We have live

Environment committee  Unsustainable agriculture is by far the major culprit.

Environment committee  I don't care too much how you do it, as long as you do it. I don't understand the small details, the differences between the law and amending an existing bill. The thing is to do it.

Environment committee  I would be pleased to do so. Agriculture is an incredibly more complex issue than is phosphorus concentrations in detergents. There are known solutions, but there needs to be the political will to act on them.

Environment committee  Yes, and that small part of the problem is easy to resolve. On the other hand, if you move away from that and start discussing agriculture and polluted rivers, I can assure you that you will not be done with this by tonight. Other committees will have to address those issues.

Environment committee  It is an old problem for which there are known solutions. We are not talking about applying new technologies; rather, it is a matter of better land use.

Environment committee  Yes, but as regards dishwashing detergents, you have an opportunity to resolve part of the problem easily and at almost no cost.

Environment committee  There are studies, but you should know that, in the short term, it will never be as advantageous to grow trees as it is to grow corn for the production of ethanol, for example. I believe you are considerably off topic here. We were talking about phosphorus in automatic dishwashe

Environment committee  Yes, it is a very good idea, but it alone will not resolve the problem. Over the long term, the design of septic systems located in proximity to recreational lakes will have to change.