Mr. Speaker, my department has consulted with every province and territory on the list of waterways and none of them had any concerns with the list. It appears that only the opposition wants officials to review thousands of applications when over 90% of them do not have any treaties on navigation. It is creating a backlog for absolutely nothing. The department will continue to care about the issues of navigation when there are concerns.
In the House of Commons on December 4th, 2012. See this statement in context.