Roger Simmons on Questions On The Order Paper

With respect to the management of hazardous wastes, what action has the government taken in response to the following findings of the auditor general in his May 1995 report: ( a ) there is ``no national plan or federal fund-for cleaning up--

contaminated sites that pose risks to human health and the environment", ( b ) the department has not proposed amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1988) or developed regulations under the act that could help ensure adequate control of environmental risks associated with federal facilities and lands, including the clean-up of federal contaminated sites'', ( <em>c</em> )comprehensive and consistent information on the number and characteristics of contaminated sites in Canada is not available'', ( d ) the department has not provided Parliament with adequate information-'', and ( <em>e</em> )the government's ability to ensure safe and cost-effective storage and timely destruction of federal PCB wastes-could (be) seriously impede(d)'', given that the ``federal PCB destruction program-ended on 31 March 1995''?