Mr. Speaker, I wish to applaud the Minister of Health for his support of the motion. The tenor of the debate was to try to have language that could be accepted by all members of the House regardless of partisan line. I understand the government's concern with respect to federal-provincial jurisdiction. That was how we shaped the question in our election platform last November.
The Liberal Party of Canada has always been a little trepidatious around this issue since the national energy program, which we all remember.
Now that the wording says “to begin the process of developing national standards on drinking water immediately”, what is the first step the Minister of Health plans to initiate?