Mr. Speaker, the people in my riding are the best ones to know what the environmental concerns in that area of British Columbia are and they are the best ones to deal with it. I find it offensive to hear members on the other side suggesting they are not capable, not to be trusted and that this must be done from Ottawa.
Does the hon. member not agree that the Liberals caved in when it came to cleaning up the litter, the refuse and the pollution from the American military installations around Canada? Does he not agree they have completely failed to perform on their commitment to clean up the Sydney tar ponds? Should they not at least clean up their own act before they start to pretend they can dictate to the rest of Canada what our environmental legislation should look like?