Mr. Speaker, the government is great on words but little on action. That is really what the commissioner said today.
The environment commissioner said that she has huge concerns that we have a huge environmental deficit which we are leaving for future generations. The deficit is resulting in declining fish stocks, polluted air sheds, contaminated sites and the mishandling of toxic substances.
Kyoto will not address any one of these problems and any of the others today. Why is the government about to ratify Kyoto when it has failed miserably on environmental issues which are affecting the health of Canadians today?