Thank you, Chair.
No disrespect was meant. What I was saying was that I had just been mentioning the importance of two minutes not being sufficient to deal with the issue of water. That's why I was suggesting maybe there was a lag.
But I appreciate the importance of staying on topic and I am committed to doing that.
Speaking to the importance of dealing with cleaner water, which is part of the environment, you cannot deal with clean water and policies—and even sharing those—within the limitations of two minutes. You can't deal with climate change and plans within two minutes. It is not possible.
The irony of what we're seeing, with the NDP bringing up a policy at question period and asking “Why aren't you doing something?”—the first irony—is that they vote against anything the government is doing and its funding, and then say, “Why aren't you doing something?” In actuality, this government is very committed to cleaning up water.
We're also committed to cleaning up the environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. That's why the government introduced the Turning the Corner plan a year ago. We're already seeing very positive things, results of....
Chair, I'm finding Mr. McGuinty quite disruptive. I'd ask that he respect my time.