Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment and has to do with remarks that the Prime Minister made in Atlanta, Georgia, with respect to the export of bulk water. The Prime Minister is reported to have not entirely ruled out Premier Roger Grimes' proposal to harvest 13 billion gallons of water from Gisborne Lake.
Given the fact that the Minister of the Environment has spoken so critically of this proposal in the past, could he explain what the Prime Minister was up to? Is the government still opposed to the particular project, or is the Prime Minister indicating an openness to the project that was not there before?