Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment.
North American security is threatened more on the environment than on any other front. Now the U.S. clean water act and the clean air act are under attack. We learned that the U.S. House of Representatives has diluted the clean water act making it easier for industry to continue polluting the Great Lakes with airborne dioxins and furans.
What effect could these amendments have on Canada? What action is being taken to ensure the Great Lakes water quality agreement is upheld?