Mr. Speaker, a moratorium should not be voluntary; it should be compulsory in law.
Under the Conservatives, Natural Resources Canada changed its mind and issued a memo stating that the moratorium on the west coast does not apply to the oil companies.
Worse yet, Natural Resources Canada confirmed that the orders in council have expired, and that the door is wide open to exploration and extraction.
When will the minister introduce a bill to make the moratorium official? It is absolutely necessary.