Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.
Since the release last June of the environment committee's proposal to overhaul and update the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, some industry officials have said the committee proposals are a threat to the country's investment climate, costly to implement and grounded on shaky science.
It is important these myths be dealt with.
Will the minister join with his colleague, the Minister of the Environment, who is expected to respond positively to the committee's impressive set of recommendations and take the opportunity to turn Canada into an international leader in green legislation or is he going to accept the arguments of some of the officials in his department and back away from the committee's critical recommendations on pollution prevention?