Mr. Speaker, this is another good example of how the NDP gets everything wrong. It is strictly a matter of boating. Of course, we recognize the historical importance of this river. Scientists who have conducted research on shipping and transporting important freight by boat—which has always been crucial to our country's economy—determined which waterways would be used for this purpose. We are not talking about the waterways that were travelled down by canoe in 1812.
In the House of Commons on December 4th, 2012. See this statement in context.