Mr. Speaker, I will use the two minutes remaining to make a comment. I know we are at second reading stage. We are being told that opposition members should speak to the principles. I would therefore say right off the bat that as far as part II is concerned-I think my colleague, the environment critic, did a wonderful job-you have just been told about the potential, but very real, sticking points with the provinces.
We said that we found it insulting to be delegated authority, when we already have it, just as you do. We said that we also found it insulting that, in cases of disagreement between a provincial and federal department, the federal law would prevail.
I would like the minister to tell us that he will redo his homework. If he is trying to draft a bill that it has taken a century to produce, I would like him to tell us that he is not looking for a century of argument, but one of peace and productivity for the resource, for the people who make their living from it and depend on it. As the bill stands, what we see ahead is a century of dispute.