Gerry Ritz on National Drinking Water Standards

In the House of Commons on May 8th, 2001. See this statement in context.

National Drinking Water StandardsOral Question Period

May 8th, 2001 / 2:30 p.m.

Canadian Alliance

Gerry Ritz Canadian Alliance Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK

Mr. Speaker, we already know what the problem is and it will take $20 million to fix it.

I want to ask the government to do something today. Will it step up to the bar and come up with some emergency funding to help us avert this crisis? It will take $20 million. Is the government up to the challenge?

See context to find out what was said next.