It goes back to a question that was raised earlier in our deliberations about the issue of sustainable development and the fact that sustainable development requires that we balance cost-effectiveness and economic development with environmental protection.
I've noted already that there are spots in this act where definitions depart from the international standards. I referred previously to the Rio declaration on the precautionary principle. It is an international declaration and incorporates the issue of cost-effectiveness into the precautionary principle.
Although it's true that one day a Conservative government may have to deal with the irresponsible provisions in this act, I suggest it could also be a Liberal government that one day might have to deal with the irresponsible elements of this act. The one thing I'm pretty sure of is that it's unlikely to be an NDP government that will ever have to deal with the irresponsible elements of this act.