Environment committee  I cannot give you a specific answer because, in the case of the two power plants located in northern New Brunswick, an implementation plan will have to be drawn up in order to carry the natural gas to the region. That is part of our plan for change, our election platform. Unfortu

Environment committee  You said five, ten or twenty years, and I could answer like facetiously that it could indeed take five, ten or twenty years. In fact, we have to conduct a feasibility study of the project to carry natural gas to northern New Brunswick. I think that might take five years. I think

Environment committee  I want to thank you again, Mr. Chair, for the invitation. I thank the members of the committee for their very interesting questions. I hope this will help you with the bill that is in front of you now, and I wish each and every one of you very well.

Environment committee  Let me give you an example, about the water situation in the Moncton region. I suppose you know about the Moncton region. It was done city by city: Riverview, Moncton, Dieppe. What we've done is take the parties and join them together. They work very well together; they work in c

Environment committee  I am not sure whether we have been lucky or not—I haven't been in politics for all that long—but we, in New Brunswick, are working rather well with the federal government and the Minister of the Environment. We haven't really identified any problems with the substance of your bil

Environment committee  I must say that New Brunswick is quite advanced in terms of waste management. I will give you an example. Compared to all other provinces in Canada, New Brunswick produces the largest amount of compost. For us, this bill does not contain any major problem. I can understand that o

Environment committee  Obviously, no Canadian province would take pride in wanting to continue producing greenhouse gases through the use of such power plants. All provinces would agree to reduce such emissions. In New Brunswick, we are currently renovating Pointe Lepreau, which you have probably heard

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Bigras. Mr. Chair, I will try to be brief. I think we have to make sure that the federal government and the provinces cooperate. It is basically through such discussions that we will make progress. Mr. Bigras, we should never lose sight of the environment. That

Environment committee  Certainly that is a very interesting question. As I mentioned in my speech, it's quite a balancing act between economic development, social development, and environmental departments. We must try to strike the balance among the three. We have different groups that are not necessa

Environment committee  I would first like to thank you, Mr. Bigras, for your question. As you wholeheartedly supported the people of New Brunswick during the recent flooding there, so did New Brunswickers when you lived through the ice storm. We all remember the famous images of the house that was iso

Environment committee  It is important for New Brunswick that federal legislation match provincial legislation and vice versa. I suppose that the same applies to the other provinces but I do not want to speak on their behalf. One of the obstacles which we encounter when the time comes to legislate is

Environment committee  I am sorry, I did not understand the first part of your question.

Environment committee  I have only held the position of Minister of the Environment of New Brunswick since October 2006. Ministers come and go rather quickly, both at the provincial and federal levels. As I have just indicated, the most important thing for us to do is to pursue our dialogue. I had the

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I have prepared something here in writing, which I will convey to you. I also want to say good afternoon to the committee members. I want to thank the committee for inviting me to speak about New Brunswick's efforts to ensure sustainable de

Environment committee  I would correct that and say 30 minutes.