You are asking a lot questions and making a lot of accusations, but I will try to answer you.
First of all, I'm pleased that you read my letters to the editor. I think you will find a lot of information in them.
As to this oft-repeated and often mischaracterized statement about radicals, what I said was that there are some groups who are opposed to every form of resource development. Since making that statement, which was clear at the time, the facts have become even more abundantly obvious because there hasn't been a single major resource development in this country that has been proposed since I became Minister of Natural Resources that has not been opposed by some group or another. That is regrettable because I think analyzing the projects on their merits, and from a political perspective, waiting for the regulatory organization to make its independent, scientific, objective analysis and come to its conclusions, is what responsible parliamentarians should do.
You talked about advertising, so let me respond to that point, and then go on to some of the others.
Canada's natural resources play a crucial role by creating jobs and fostering economic growth in all regions of the country. Natural resources support close to 1.6 million jobs and place fifth overall in Canada's economic activities.
An additional amount of over $4 million will be used to purchase advertising that will appear on television and on the Internet.
The point is to provide facts to Canadians about measures taken by the government to protect the environment and provide other information on responsible resource development. All details regarding the advertisements will be published by the government in the annual report on government advertising activities.