Mr. Speaker, the government is doing no such thing.
What we are doing is modernizing legislation that was passed in 1882, whose entire purpose is to ensure that some waterways are navigable by shipping and other transport. What we are doing is responding to concerns by municipal leaders from coast to coast to coast. We are responding to one former Liberal leader who said, “...the federal Navigable Waters Act is a huge impediment to investments and to jobs. ...it should be repealed and replaced by legislation that meets the needs of the 21st century”.
Why will that Liberal member of Parliament not agree with the respected former Liberal leader?