Mr. Speaker, instead of reading his notes, why did the minister not explain why the government weakened the requirements?
The Prime Minister said the Gulf of Mexico spill is “a horrific environmental catastrophe”.
When asked why he placed Canada's pristine Arctic environment at risk because he had no plan, he said, “There are rules for relief wells”. BP's chief operating officer says the relief well will take 70 or 80 days more. If the Prime Minister says two weeks is a horrific environmental disaster, what would our pristine Arctic look like after a three-month wait for the Prime Minister's relief well?