Mr. Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his presentation of the bill.
When the Minister of the Environment presented this bill at his press conference, he presented it as an updated modernization of the bill as consistent with what we see around the world. I am puzzled. If this is an updating of all of the acts and laws, why does this bill not include updates for the Federal Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Navigable Waters Protection Act?
Why are we not including in these bills the opportunity to also include the right to receive part of the fine if one does a private prosecution?