Mr. Speaker, although this bill is relatively clear but rather broad in scope, we are once again going to look at the issue of exporting water while the Minister for International Trade is here in the House. He has of course played a very active role at the summit of the Americas.
I would like to know whether the hon. member thinks that the Minister for International Trade should do everything in his power to ensure that water is not considered a commodity, something that is negotiable and can, to a certain degree be exported, thus depleting our natural resources.
With the Minister for International Trade here in the House, I ask the Progressive Conservative member to tell us his position with respect to the upcoming negotiations which, in December 2005, will result in an FTAA agreement which, to a certain degree, is very desirable.