Mr. Speaker, the other day the member claimed that I had misrepresented the views of Mr. Lund. Mr. Lund has never denied making the remarks at a private meeting with nine other ministers at which I heard very specifically the comments he made.
It is a sad day when the member for Beaver River gets up in the House and repeats the position of the Alberta government that the Government of Canada has no place in Alberta other than to deal with Indian reserves and national parks.
Surely the Canadian people support a national government that will establish national environmental standards and give some national leadership. Surely she understands that the point I was making to Ty Lund, when I would not cave in to his blatant threat to tell me to get out of the province, was specifically because I believe, and the Government of Canada believes, that the people of Canada expect Canadian environmental leadership.