Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here with us.
Mr. Mousseau, you talked about jurisdictions, which will help me get you started on that subject.
Last week, when we heard from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, I asked him a question. He answered that, as members of the Bloc Québécois, we should know that natural resources are a provincial responsibility, not a federal one. There are two areas of federal jurisdiction: pipelines—and I'm referring to the Trans Mountain pipeline system—and offshore oil and gas. The minister knew very well that I was talking about them, which are managed jointly by the federal government and the Atlantic provinces. So the federal government has a responsibility in that regard.
A note from the Library of Parliament states that the issue of jurisdiction over natural resources off the Atlantic coast has been resolved. In 1984, the Supreme Court of Canada finally ruled as follows: “Canada has legislative jurisdiction over the right to explore and exploit the continental shelf off Newfoundland under its residual power over peace, order and good government.”
We were talking about reducing greenhouse gases and biodiversity, which, as we know, are closely linked.
Mr. Mousseau, tell me who is telling the truth: is it the Library of Parliament, the Supreme Court, the laws or the offshore boards? Is it me? Is it the minister? Could you sort that out, please?