Mr. Speaker, we are happy to debate ideas but we do think that gamesmanship is really unnecessary.
Let us look at the Alliance Party's position on this very issue when I introduced Bill C-14. The member for Macleod said:
Doom and gloom is always wonderful, but Canadians do enjoy a pretty good standard of drinking water. Maybe some individuals who say that environmental legislation is totally ineffective should reflect upon the success we have had.
The member went on to say, referring to my bill at the time:
This bill is unnecessary. This bill is intrusive. This bill is potentially expensive.
What a change we have had across the way.