Mr. Speaker, in section 53 of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act it states, “The governor in council may make regulations regarding those investments”. Further on it says that the investments will be reviewed every three years and the minister may make regulations and recommendations.
In view of the act and that the minister has flexibility, will he take this opportunity and recommend the ethical screening of CPP investment funds so investments like the investment in Imperial Tobacco will not occur in the future and addict people to the smoking of cigarettes?