Madam Speaker, I have a petition from Canadians across the country who are concerned about a large mega-quarry in Melancthon Township in Dufferin County, Ontario, which will be the largest open-pit quarry in Canada of over 2,300 acres. It will be about three miles across.
The petitioners are concerned about a number of things, one of which is based on the proposed mega-quarry application. There are distinct issues relating to the use of water operations based on NAFTA considerations that may have a substantially negative financial implication federally and provincially.
These petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to conduct an environmental assessment under the authority of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act on the proposed Highland Companies mega-quarry development.