Mr. Chair, this makes me smile, considering how similar our requests are. As chair, you have to assume that members at this table receive their documents, and take the time to read them and consult them before making decisions. In this case, you did not assume that we had done our homework. The same goes for the motion. We assume that there are still doubts that water could become an exportable commodity. So I smile when I see that I am asking much the same thing in this motion, to protect water. The government side claims that it already is protected, but, better safe than sorry, as they say. So I would specifically state that water is not a commodity covered by NAFTA.
On May 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.