Mr. Speaker, today is the 32nd Earth Day. Celebrated by 500 million people every year, this year Earth Day is placed under the sign of water in keeping with the United Nations, which declared 2003 International Year of Freshwater.
It is believed that by 2025, two thirds of humanity will be in a situation of moderate or severe water scarcity.
The Bloc Quebecois' youth forum held a conference on sustainable development entitled “Cap sur l'avenir” two weeks ago, which was a great success. There were some wonderful ideas, and a number of possibilities for solutions were discussed. The Bloc Quebecois is committed to translating it all into real solutions.
As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said, “We have not inherited the world from our parents, we have borrowed it from our children”.