Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from the NDP for his question.
First, I should say that farming undeniably plays a major part in the blue-green algae problem. I might add, for the benefit of my colleague from the NDP, that there is actually no farming in the vicinity of several of the lakes contaminated by this algae. The problem, in fact, lies with the people, those who have been building cottages around lakes these past few years and plan to retire there. They use more water, more dishwashers and more products containing phosphorus that pollute our lakes.
I agree with the hon. member that we are not resolving the whole cyanobacteria issue, but we are dealing with a major part of the problem.