Mr. Chair, nothing could be further from the truth. My friend rolls a number of accusations into what purports to be a question.
First, with respect to the climate change foundation of which he speaks, this is a foundation that was established in 2000. It has been provided with $110 million of public money to carry out research. It is not the only vehicle through which the Government of Canada carries out environment research or climate change research.
I would remind my friend that on March 22, 2001, he voted against the creation of the foundation and its funding. I don't know how it lies in his mouth today to call into question its continuation. He voted against it. My point is that this foundation has had ten years. It's carried out important work, which we value. It is time to take stock of what has been accomplished, to assess the results of the research, to determine over the course of the next year what additional research needs to be done, and to hear from them.
That's not to say that the government does not have many other initiatives under way, which are extremely important to climate change. I would point out for the benefit of the members that there are meteorological and navigational investments referred to in the budget, which will allow Environment Canada to do work in northern Canada that has never previously been done. The Minister of Industry has also made reference to the significant support for the RADARSAT constellation satellites, which will, frankly, put Canada in the foremost position in the world in terms of capacity to do climate change research, meteorological research, and research relating to ice conditions in the north. These are scientific investments. They're not being funded through the foundation. They're being funded through the appropriate agencies, such as the Canadian Space Agency.