Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment. We now know that the Minister of the Environment, along with Mexico, vetoed a recommendation by the NAFTA environment commission to investigate the enforcement of Canada's environmental laws.
Could the Minister rise in the House and tell us why he did that? While he is on his feet, could he tell us what his response is to the charge by Robert Kennedy, Jr., that Canada is deliberately trying to undermine the NAFTA environmental commission?
He dismissed the claims made by the NDP environment critic on Monday to the same effect as rubbish. Is he prepared to say to Robert Kennedy, Jr., that his claims are also rubbish?