I'm always surprised when I read your reports. CEPA came into effect in 1999. Yet, seven years down the line, you have not yet been able to establish a final interdepartmental strategic plan. Why is it that, seven years after passing the Canadian Environment Protection Act, you have been unable to establish a strategic direction for your actions, and put them into an interdepartmental strategic plan?
First of all, how do you explain the fact that you have been unable to agree on a plan?
Second, can you tell us what your timetable is?
We could amend CEPA, we could spend six months here amending its provisions, but if officials cannot agree amongst themselves on how to apply it, there will be a problem when it comes to application.
How do you explain the fact that, seven years after Parliament voted on CEPA, you still do not have a final interdepartmental strategic plan?