Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. As he knows, the lifting of the barge was put on hold last summer so my department and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans could conduct another environmental assessment. This would be the fourth because we wanted to err on side of caution, on the side of the health of Canadians as well the environment.
This morning the report from that assessment was tabled. It is important to note that rather than making a lot of comments in the Chamber now about this report, we should allow the 30-day public consultation to take hold.
Seven different public meetings both in Atlantic Canada and in the province of Quebec have been organized. I think we should allow for the public to have a say in response to this fourth report. As soon as the public has made its representations, the government, between me and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will certainly take hold of the situation and make the right decision.