Mr. Speaker, I am glad that my colleague brought that speech around to a discussion on natural resources.
He said that the federal government does not interfere with the choice of natural resources, but quite clearly for the last five years the Conservative government has provided funding to an agency that actually promotes the sale of this product in other countries. To somehow suggest that the federal government is removed from the process of selling chrysotile asbestos in other countries is wrong. The federal government is a full-size partner in the sale of these resources to countries where standards are not in any way equal to Canadian working standards.
How can my colleague say that the federal government is separated from the provinces on the disposition of chrysotile asbestos?