Why put out a guide? Is it because the minister does not trust Environment Canada's scientists? Is it because the minister does not trust science?
Let's talk about the strategy for sustainable development. The minister did not tell us about his sustainable development strategy. It was presented to us late, just last week. What did we see in the strategy? First, we saw that the government and the minister reduced GHG targets as compared with those set in Copenhagen. Then, they cut funding to scientists. Later, they decided to muzzle them. Finally, they will announce a program review.
In short, we are not dealing with a strategy for sustainable development, but an environmental tragedy. Isn't this government's problem the fact that it does not believe the science? That is why it is cutting the foundation's funding, muzzling scientists and giving them guides for defining the scope of their research.