Madam Speaker, I have a rather tough question for my colleague and I hope he will be able to answer it.
I note that there is no longer any mention of controlled access military zones in the new legislation. However, the government has retained the right to designate controlled access military zones. I was told a few days ago that the government has designated controlled access military zones in Halifax, Esquimalt, and Nanoosee Bay.
Does my colleague know whether the federal government consulted beforehand with the provinces in question, on whose territory these Canadian ports are located? I would like to know whether the federal government took the trouble to check and consult with those provinces before taking such an order in council.