Mr. Speaker, the minister is telling us that the Navigable Waters Protection Act deals only with navigation. Using the same logic, he says that the Fisheries Act only deals with fish.
Is he aware of the regulations governing mining discharges, under the Fisheries Act, that allow mining companies not only to kill fish but also to kill entire lakes? In other words, the Fisheries Act affects the entire environment.
Will the minister soon be claiming that the regulations governing automobile emissions affect only automobiles and not the environment?