Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the hon. member that the department and myself, in my role as minister, are applying the act fairly and for the benefit of all, for the benefit of the environment and for the benefit of the fish. It is not up to us to make municipal bylaws.
What he is asking me to do is to use the act to stop a project because it has its backers or its detractors. We are enforcing the regulations. When a project is not acceptable from an environmental point of view, under our regulations, we take action.