Mr. Speaker, the Great Lakes have needs but so does the St. Lawrence.
The abandonment of the shoreline stabilization program and maintenance of numerous wharfs, the contamination of Lac St Pierre with Canadian forces munitions, excessive fees for ice-breaking and aids to navigation, and the collaboration with the Americans on the study to widen and deepen the seaway are all signs of the federal government's lack of interest in the St. Lawrence.
How can the federal government deny the fact that all its most recent decisions are negative and compromise the future of the St. Lawrence?