Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, we learned that only 56 per cent of the amount approved for phase 1 of the St. Lawrence action plan had actually been spent.
Moreover, only 11 of the 23 projects accepted were directly related to the St. Lawrence River. Of the $20 million initially budgeted, less than $5 million was used to clean up the St. Lawrence.
How can the Minister of the Environment justify that so little of the money was actually invested in cleaning up the St. Lawrence River?