Mr. Speaker, it has never been a law to protect the environment because it is not an environmental law.
We do have strong environmental laws in this country, like the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, the Federal Sustainable Development Act, the Fisheries Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, the Species at Risk Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
The changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act would not touch any of those acts. They deal with changes to navigation protections, in essence, they protect navigation not the environment. The member should get it straight.